Lagavulin The Distillers Edition 2022

 

 

 

43°

Distillery : Lagavulin - Islay

American Bourbon Barrels and Pedro Ximénez Sherry Finish

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2022

Peated around 38 ppm

 

 

 

The Distillers Editions were launched towards the end of the 1990s, the idea was to finish the whiskies of the Diageo distilleries for a few months. For Lagavulin, it would be in Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks. Originally, each edition was vintage, now that's no longer the case. It's also unclear how many bottles were produced, and it does appear to be chill-filtered and coloured. Moreover, there is nothing on the bottle indicating that it is the 2022 edition. Apart from the barcode, what will differentiate it from the next one to come, already announced in the USA, the 2023?

Let's Taste It : 

Straight away I smell the Pedro Ximénez casks, with crunchy cherries blackcurrant, blueberries, acerola, fresh grapes, green and red, and also undergrowth, heather, elastic leather, varnished wood. The peat is typical of the distillery, muddy, marshy, deep, with notes of liquorice, caramel, but also herbaceous, the whole is very balanced and full-bodied. On the palate, syrupy, velvety, elegant, obviously very red fruits, well-managed spices, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, black berries. Strong, round and powerful finish, roots, charcoal, a drop of oil and soot. Gooseberries. Pomegranate.

 

In Short, 

I must say that I expected better. It's good and well crafted, but the influence of Pedro Ximénez is a bit strong, it's a bit too sweet for me. In the end, it's barely better than the 16 year old, and the problem is that it's a lot more expensive. The old Batches are certainly much better.

Score : 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                           Sammy Rae & The Friends - Kick It To Me