Lagavulin 12 Year Old 2021 Special Release 70cl

Nose The smoke is quite restrained, maritime with distant bonfires and lime. Just a little hint of bacon Frazzles.

Palate Black pepper, saline and wood smoke, a little wood tannin and then some sweeter toffee notes.

Finish Black pepper, smoke and salt with that citrus note coming back in.

More Complex Tasting Notes

Nose

There’s an ashtray in here, some tobacco, and a slightly medicinal note. There’s also some apples roasted on a bonfire, freshly pitted olives and maybe even a little tuna in brine. There’s a creamy, butteriness here aswell, maybe butter that’s been taken a bit too far and turned slightly bitter. The peat is there, but it’s lighter than we had initially anticipated.

Palate

A French cream puff meets a smoking gun. Ready salted crisps, some fishiness (maybe a lobster bisque?) and some of that salted seawater alongside. The mouthfeel is actually really good, very luscious but there’s a heavy alcohol burn that introduces itself as the whisky finishes, leaving a peppery note in your throat. Sitting here, even after a sip of beer, we’re still getting a smokey, savouriness that won’t dissipate.

56.5% ABV

70cl