55,6°
Distillery Officially Unknown - Islay
Refill Bourbon Cask and Oloroso Sherry Finish
Independent Bottling
By Blind Summit
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Blind Summit is an independent bottler based in the Leith district in Edinburgh. They started production last year and this is only their 6th bottling. The two founders of the company, Jamie and James, bring us this nectar from an undisclosed distillery of Islay. It is described as heavily peated, and finished for 12 months in Oloroso. Only 120 bottles came out of the cask, and given that they were 50cl bottles, that's not a lot of whisky. But the two friends say they are only interested in small parcels. According to one website, the distillery that produced this little thing comes from the south of the island and is close to Laphroaig. So it could be a Lagavulin? The label was designed by Liam Palermo.
Let's Taste It :
Initially light smoke, gradually becoming overpowering. Delicate notes of butterscotch, peanut butter and mirabelle plums. Well-controlled maritime peat. It becomes airier and even more elegant with a few drops of water. Salt and limestone in the background, perhaps guano. Dead leaves, chestnut bogue, bark. Very liquid honey, fruity and creamy after a while. Very sweet on the palate, oyster milk, sea salt, almonds, then the spices rise slowly, pepper, cloves, cumin. The finish is very strong, enveloping the palate, then long, charcoal and cola, boiled wood, nutmeg, rocket, chervil.
In Short,
I can confirm that this is Lagavulin. It's similar to the 8yo, but better balanced, and more powerful of course. The Sherry cask finish is not really noticeable, perhaps the distillate is slightly mellowed. It's a good product, and the price is right. You can still find it on some British websites, but 120 bottles goes fast, so you'd better hurry.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Fuzzrider - Black Snake Boogie
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