53,8°
Distillery : Lagavulin - Islay
Sherry Treated American Oak Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2019
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 38 ppm
Every year, most Islay distilleries feel obliged to release an original bottling for Feis Ile. This gives enthusiasts the opportunity to queue up on the site the day before to try and get a bottle at a high price. Lagavulin is no exception to the rule, and here we have a whisky aged in American sherry-treated casks, produced in 6,000 bottles. Many people have tried to find out exactly what a sherry-treated cask is, to no avail.
Let's Taste It :
Iodine and loamy earth. A fairly spicy sherry, but the red fruits have difficulty asserting themselves. More quinces, pumpkin and butternut. A dash of vanilla. Thick, stringy smoke. Fresh wind, tide, seaweed. We're in the bayou, with marshy hints on a summer's day. Pastry cream. Gunflint. Wisps of thick peat. On the palate, vanilla éclair, spices, paprika, ginger. Very light red fruits mixed with apricot and fig. Caramel that sticks to the pan, wood leaf. Yellow plum. Very long finish, with notes of straw, hay, sand in the sun, a pinch of coarse salt, cola, pistachios and almonds, dried corn. genoise, wheat cake. Chinese nougat. Candied lemon.
In Short,
A fine balance between a discreet sherry and a very stable bourbon. It's original, and the distillery's hallmarks are very present. In my short experience, this is the best bottling I've tasted from this distillery.
Score : 91
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Pixies - Gouge Away
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