Lagavulin 12-year-old Diageo Special Releases 2014
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Lagavulin |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2014 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | Refill American Oak Casks |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 라가불린 12년의 강렬한 피트 연기와 시트러스가 또렷하게 두드러진다. 리필 아메리칸 오크에서 12년을 보낸 만큼 타르와 레몬, 바닷내음이 명확하게 발전한다. 54도의 도수가 강하게 입을 채우며 훈연과 꿀, 짭조름한 미네랄이 진하게 깔린다. 두 번째 모금에서는 그을음의 깊이와 시트러스의 산미가 한층 분명해진다. 강건한 구조감이 단단하게 중심을 잡고, 피니시는 재 같은 스모크와 미네랄이 길고 깊게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
white wine, so no sherry in sight this time. Excuse me? If I’m going to complain because this is NAS? Sure I will. Good, consider it done…
air Nose
we are, as expected, extremely close to the Lg8. Profiles are totally similar, this one being just a wee tad rougher, despite a lower strength. Let’s say it’s a notch grassier and muddier, and perhaps smokier, and perhaps a little more austere. With water: once again, we’re going towards more mud, damp fabric, wool…
restaurant Palate
it’s a wee bit less sweet, and a wee tad more complex than the fantastic Lg8. Perhaps is that the lower natural strength? Hints of white currants and gooseberries, which were not to be found in Elixir’s. Other than that, peat smoke, clams, lemons, cane sugar, oysters, and perhaps a little more tar than in other Lagas. But Laga’s not a very tarry whisky, is it. With water: lovely fresh almonds, orgeat, a leafiness…
timer Finish
long, a tad fatter and waxier this time, with small notes of smoked salmon and fat Loch Fyne oysters. Indeed that’s a matter of taste