Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl / 57.3%
Always one of the most anticipated and welcome of Diageo's Special Releases, 2022's Lagavulin 12-year-old clocks in at an impressive 57.3% cask strength.
The first of these cask strength modern iterations of Lagavulin 12-year-old appeared in 2002 and they've been deservedly popular ever since. 2022's Lagavulin 12-year-old was matured in refill American oak before a finishing period in virgin oak casks and, because everything has to have a name nowadays, this Special Releases Lagavulin has been subtitled The Flames of the Phoenix.
Attributes
Distillery
Lagavulin
Bottler
Distillery
Series
Special Releases 2022
Country
Scotland
Region
Islay
Bottling Year
2022
Age
12
Limited Edition
Yes
Cask Type
Heavily peated American Oak refill and virgin oak casks.
Bottle Size
70cl
ABV
57.3%
Pre-Owned
No
Tasting Notes
Official Tasting Notes
Appearance: Gleaming, iridescent gold.
Nose: Dry, with an immediate powerful smokiness; much more so than is usual with Lagavulin, with charcoal and fragrant peat massively to the fore, backed by a clean fresh base-note that suggests sea air and mineral scents. Much reduced, aromatically, with even a little water, it remains essentially unaltered.
Body: Medium.
Palate: The smooth lightly oily texture shines with sweet richness; the taste is sweet to start, then takes off with a soaring lemony acidity and a sprinkling of sea salt to add freshness. Mid-palate the fire dries the taste, which flies still higher now in its salty-smoky intensity. A dash of water rounds and sweetens but it’s the smoke that dominates.
Finish: Long, with great waves of peat-smoke, and new- fired heights of spiced and smoky intensity that last wonderfully in the aftertaste.
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Lagavulin 12 Year Old | Special Releases 2022
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2 bottles of this lovely single malt were bought as gifts. Sampled a couple of drams from one bottle and it went well above expectations. The quality, integrity, natural colour, cask strength ABV and value-for-money made these bottles 'no-brainers'.
Present us with more of these quality bottles at fair prices...and we'll buy more.
This is a heavily sherried dram that tastes of dates and raisins with a touch of honey and vanilla. It’s pretty soft and smooth without water but a few drops seem to thicken it up slightly and add hints of caramel. Absolutely gorgeous.
