Finlaggan was a launch brand for Vintage Malt Whiskey Company Ltd, which focuses on whiskey bottling from the Highlands and Islands. The brand was designed to embody the spirit of Islay (named after a lake on the north side of the island, just west of Port Askaig where the Macdonald Lords of the Isles were based), and does so in three major NAS expressions : Old Reserve (40% vol), Eilean Mor (46% vol) and Cask Strength (58% vol).
In autumn 2016, two wood finishes were introduced Port and Sherry, while at the beginning of the year a 2006 limited edition of 350 bottles was released for Feis Ile.
Today the brand is sold worldwide in over 30 countries.
On the Isle of Islay is Loch Finlaggan, a place of great importance to Scottish history. There are 3 islands in this Loch, the two of which are Eilean Mor and Eileen na Comhairle. On the latter took place the inauguration of the Macdonald Lords Islands. Nose: sweet and peaty smoke. Medicinal...
Finlaggan's source has remained a closely guarded secret. To tell the true origin of the Old Reserve you just have to taste it and discover it! Nose: slightly medicinal nose with hints of peanuts, patches, manuka honey and digestive biscuits.Palate: sweet cereals, barley malt, some peat smoke,...