Lagavulin 8yo 700mL
$105.00
each
Description
Lagavulin is one of the smokiest and most intense whiskies in the world. And it has even more richness to offer through deep sweetness and notes of dried fruits. Revered by connoisseurs and experts, it's known as “the king of Islay”. Situated in the romantic location of the beautiful island of Islay, the Lagavulin distillery looks onto Dunyvaig Castle. Released to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of Lagavulin distillery by John Johnston in 1816, this eight-year-old Single Malt Scotch Whisky is big and smoky. A celebration of the people and craft that have made Lagavulin great over the last two centuries, its fragrant, tea-scented smoke alongside nose-drying, maritime aromas is unlocked with just a drop of water. Inspired by the visit of Alfred Barnard to the distillery in the 1880s when he tried an 'exceptionally fine' eight-year-old from the distillery, this is a fitting tribute for the milestone. With a light body that becomes pleasantly oily, the Lagavulin 8 Year Old palate boasts a magnificently full-on Lagavulin taste that's somehow even bigger than you expect. The clean, long finish is subtle with minted smoke and warming chocolate notes. The limited edition 8 Year Old calls for some special attention. Make time to enjoy neat in a whisky nosing glass, or with maybe just a drop of water. The limited edition, beautifully pristine presentation box makes it the perfect gift for lovers of peaty and powerful whiskiesTasting Notes
Lagavulin 8 Year Old palate boasts a magnificently full-on Lagavulin taste that’s somehow even bigger than you expect. Aroma: Immediate. Soft and light. Milk chocolate, fresh lemons and a subtle, characteristically grainy and acetic new make note. Growing gently prickly, as a considered waft of mildly sulphurous smoke, informed by a little Morello cherry compôte, hovers over a undulating bed of soft, spongy, cup-cake and vanilla-buttercream. In due course a refined Lagavulin dryness of raw newsprint and clean sugar paper becomes manifest. Finally: softly sooty, with far-off phenols, subdued smoke, a little menthol and the ghost of new make. Palate: A full-on Lagavulin taste. Cooling, soothing and bittersweet; becoming charred with minty, dark chocolate. Warming. Smooth tannins skirt a gently rising bituminous note in a clean, beautifully balanced, mid-palate; followed by savoury baked potato skins, salt, smoke, and pine sawdust into the finish. At reduced strength, the taste is sweeter and spicier, gaining complexity with hints of citrus, mint and vanilla ice-cream, aniseed and tarragon. leaving the tongue tingling, Finish: At first, reassuring smokiness. Then, effortlessly smooth and comforting as silky, chocolatey tannins and hints of kirsch are embraced by subtle phenols, rising menthol and resin with traces of cedar and vanilla. Clean, lightly coating and moreish throughout, with a late, powdery, ash-ridden astringency.Product Details
| Liquor Style | Single Malt Scotch Whisky |
|---|---|
| Alcohol By Volume | 0.48 |
| Standard Drinks | 26.5 |
| Closure | Cork |
| Country of Origin | Scotland |
| Region | Isle of Islay |
| Sub Region | Port Ellen |
| Bottled in | Scotland |