Lagavulin - 1999
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12690 | |
Lagavulin | |
Scotland, Islay | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
1999 | |
2015 | |
43% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
Bourbon | |
Sherry - Pedro Ximenez | |
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Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Raisin:
Vanilla:
Seaweed:
Iodine:
Fruit:
Malt:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Spices:
Bonfire Smoke:
Dried Fruit:
Leather:
Caramel:
Oak:
Berries:
Orange:
Nuts:
Plum:
Date:
Tobacco:
Salt:
Apple:
Banana:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Herb:
Maritime Notes:
Coffee:
Spices:
Seaweed:
Malt:
Vanilla:
Sherry:
Bonfire Smoke:
Pepper:
Fruit:
Salt:
Oil:
Dark Chocolate:
Oak:
Nuts:
Dried Fruit:
Chocolate:
Alcohol:
Raisin:
Caramel:
Iodine:
Leather:
Grass:
Date:
Chili:
Herbs:
Tobacco:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Oak:
Sweet:
Spices:
Malt:
Herb:
Pepper:
Fruit:
Dark Chocolate:
Maritime Notes:
Coffee:
Sherry:
Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Chili:
Seaweed:
Bonfire Smoke:
Tobacco:
Leather:
Salt:
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All tasting notes

09. Dec 2017

25. May 2017
Nosing:
Peat upfront with a definite marine character. Unlit charcoal
Taste:
Sweet arrival, oily texture. Flavour intensity builds over time. Lots of the typical peat smoke, but there's some fruit struggling to make itself known. Sweet overall but there's a slightly acrid bitterness towards the end with a note of antiseptic.
Finish:
Long peaty and noticable oakiness. Relatively sweet throughout.
Comment:
This is an intense one. The flavours are powerful and the strength is well judged. I expected the sherry casks to have more influence on the character of Lagavulin than I think they did in the end. There's certainly no identifiable sherry flavour as the peat level seems quite high here - though the fruitiness it lends is a definite change. Its an expensive bottle, but its a good experience so I can't really fault it on that. Its certainly one for the peat heads. For my tastes, the peat level is slightly too high overall.


Peat upfront with a definite marine character. Unlit charcoal
Taste:




Sweet arrival, oily texture. Flavour intensity builds over time. Lots of the typical peat smoke, but there's some fruit struggling to make itself known. Sweet overall but there's a slightly acrid bitterness towards the end with a note of antiseptic.
Finish:



Long peaty and noticable oakiness. Relatively sweet throughout.
Comment:
This is an intense one. The flavours are powerful and the strength is well judged. I expected the sherry casks to have more influence on the character of Lagavulin than I think they did in the end. There's certainly no identifiable sherry flavour as the peat level seems quite high here - though the fruitiness it lends is a definite change. Its an expensive bottle, but its a good experience so I can't really fault it on that. Its certainly one for the peat heads. For my tastes, the peat level is slightly too high overall.