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12th September 2011 |
Lagavulin 12 Year Old
10th Release
 Lagavulin
12 is now a regular in the Diageo
Special Releases Series and favourite of
many due to its quality and price. This
is now the tenth release of this popular
12 year old from the original distillers
stock.
Vatted from refill American Oak casks,
each at least 12 years old and then bottled at its natural cask strength of
57.5% ABV. Available in limited
quantities worldwide.
and has a RRP of £63.
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Lagavulin 12 Year Old Tasting Notes
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Producer's Tasting Notes:
Appearance:
Pale gold. Good beading, with oily legs.
Nose:
Glorious. Mild nose-feel. Starts oddly
rounded and well-mannered. Soon grows
increasingly complex. A waft of linseed
oil, then newsprint splashed with
vinegar, and fragrant, sweet wood smoke,
with carbolic notes rising, then
falling. Struck matches. Later, beeswax
polish meets rich fruit mincemeat and
coal tar, as chocolate and cumin tease.
With water: more of the same, but
greater clarity, a fabulous subtle
interplay of tastes, and a little more
smoke.
Body:
Rich, firm.
Palate:
Pleasing texture, lightly oily. At
natural strength, the taste starts
sweet, and is then dominated by
wood-smoke. Charred newspaper and
aniseed balls. Red berry notes. More
powerful, with a dusting of pine
shavings, then cooling, carbolic and
herbal. With water the texture is
smoother still; the taste long and
slightly sweeter, with some fresh
acidity; still herbal, with notes of
aniseed and wood; so savoury, great to
enjoy with juicy meats (sausage, kebab).
Finish:
Warming. Char-grilled fennel with
lashings of peppery olive oil;
powerfully bitter-sweet. Lengthened by
adding water: drying and warming, with
elegant savoury notes again and a late
whiff of lingering, fragrant smoke.
Summary:
Extremely well-constructed and highly
complex: full of wood smoke, peppery and
spicy, this 12 year old shares much with
its immediate predecessors – not least
the capacity to instantly defibrillate
the taste buds: the texture and taste,
both straight and dilute, are splendid.
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