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:
Seaweed:
Sweet:
Raisin:
Fruit:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Bonfire Smoke:
Iodine:
Oak:
Herb:
Dried Fruit:
Leather:
Apple:
Banana:
Date:
Malt:
Orange:
Salt:
Tobacco:
Zitrus:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Spices:
Herb:
Coffee:
Maritime Notes:
Bonfire Smoke:
Salt:
Sherry:
Dark Chocolate:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Oak:
Oil:
Pepper:
Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Iodine:
Malt:
Seaweed:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Date:
Grass:
Leather:
Raisin:
Tobacco:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Malt:
Spices:
Oak:
Herb:
Coffee:
Dark Chocolate:
Fruit:
Pepper:
Sherry:
Maritime Notes:
Bonfire Smoke:
Chili:
Chocolate:
Leather:
Salt:
Seaweed:
Tobacco:
Vanilla:
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All tasting notes


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.





