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Distillery : Lagavulin - Islay
1st Fill and Rejuvenated Ex-Bourbon Casls
Original Bottling
Travel Retail Edition
Single Malt
Launched in 2019
Peated around 38 ppm
This 10-year-old was launched on the occasion of Lagavulin Day at Feis Ile 2019. It is aged in Bourbon casks known as "Rejuvenated", which means that the cask is burnt a second time to bring out the aromas of the wood. This is cheaper than buying new ones.
Let's Taste It :
It's very smooth, surprisingly so, liquid honey, limoncello, banana, a hint of vanilla, but you can still smell that it's a Lagavulin, with limestone peat, clay, iodine and smoke. Ashtray. Finally, it's quite greedy, pastry cream, tangy candy. On the palate, lemon tart, grapefruit, the influence of bourbon is very strong, a hint of salt nonetheless, spices, muddy peat. Long but fairly gentle finish, lemon zest, cashew nuts. Liquorice wood, chocolate milk. Exotic fruits, kumquat.
In Short,
I'm not the first to point out the very sweet character of this Laga, to the point where you wonder if it's really Laga. Frankly, I don't find the experiment conclusive, I think the distillery loses a bit of its identity with this bottling. That said, I have to admit that the nose is very good, so I gave it a good score. The price is exaggerated; it's more expensive than the 16yo, which is much better.
Score : 86
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
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