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11th October 2010 |
 Lagavulin 12 Year Old
On Islay, the ever-popular and
relatively youthful 12 year old
Lagavulin, from refill American Oak
casks filled in 1998, is the ninth of a
series of special 12 year old releases
at natural cask strength.
Lagavulin fans will not be surprised by
one taster’s description: "Unpredictable
and energetic; among the most appetising
and savoury of all whiskies. A fine,
punchy expression of Lagavulin".
Bottled at its natural cask strength of
56.5% ABV, available in limited numbers
and has a RRP of £59.
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Lagavulin 12 Year Old Tasting Notes
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Appearance:
Pale gold. Light beading.
Nose:
Mild nose-feel. Immediate and complex,
with butter toffee to the fore and
fragrant wood smoke on the breeze
behind. As with a well-made vinaigrette
dressing on peppery salad leaves, eaten
with smoked mackerel. After a while, the
honeyed wood-smoke develops hints of
newly polished brogues and distinctly
medicinal carbolic soap and bath salts,
laced with creamy vanilla. Sharper and
more savoury with water: clean and
fresh, with seaweed, and lightly oily.
Like eating fresh cooked chips, with a
splash of vinegar, straight from the bag
on a cold day.
Body:
Light.
Taste:
Sweeter than expected, with a pleasant
texture, then vinegary, then very smoky
indeed. Drying at first with smoky
wood-ash, then tart notes of citrus and
pine come in to create a kind of
carbonic fizz. Very savoury and
appetising with water. Fish grilled on a
beech-wood fire; hot baked potatoes.
Like chewing on a charred stick and
finding it unexpectedly delightful!
Finish:
Long and toasted. Later, with water,
more charred and savoury notes emerge
(liquorice root, fennel, some mushrooms
and truffle oil), thrown into fine
relief by the deliciously insistent,
smoky and medicinal backdrop.
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Other 2010 Diageo Special Releases
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Select a whisky for more info and
tasting notes.
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Diageo Special Releases Availability
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On sale in most markets in Europe, but
not all markets take all 9 products.
Also available in selected global duty
free outlets.
In the US market, the following will be
available: Lagavulin 12 year old, Caol
Ila 12 year old, Talisker 30 year old,
Glenkinchie 20 year old, Cragganmore 21
year old, Glen Spey 21 year old, and
Auchroisk 20 year old.
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Where To Buy The Diageo Special
Releases
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of specialist Whisky shops who delivers
to you:
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