48,88°
Distillery : Lagavulin - Islay
1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Finish
Independent Bottling
By The Whisky Jury
Limited Edition
Blended Malt
Bottled in 2025
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 38 ppm
This is a strange bottling, It seems to be a very young teasponned Lagavulin, aged for three years in Scotland, then two years in Belgium in a 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Cask. As a result, it has lost its Blended Malt Scotch Whisky appellation, and is now only a Blended Malt Whisky. In any case, 335 bottles are on sale. The alcohol content is very low for a Cask Strength of this age, which leads me to believe that there is also much older whisky in there.
Let's Taste It :
The nose is airy and ethereal, but the peat is very present, smoky and thick, and the costal character is powerful. Gypsum cliffs above foamy white waves, sea breeze, iodine, salt, and also crème fraîche, a dash of vanilla, peaches, lychees. The influence of Sherry can then be detected, sultanas, red fruit coulis and milk chocolate. It's oily on the palate, still fruity, with white peaches and bananas, pronounced mineral, peaty and charcoal notes, and the right amount of spice. Long finish, brown sugar, charcoal, figs and dates, warm chestnuts. Chocolate fondant.
In Short,
The nose is sublime, but on the palate the Sherry is barely detectable and it's light. The finish is very good. It's a curiosity, I'd love to know the exact composition of this Blend, but certain seals have a hard life. The price is really low, it's a bargain, and that's probably why it's sold out everywhere, a few days after its release. Fortunately, there are still friends who share.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
New York Dolls - Frankenstein
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