Lagavulin 26-year-old Diageo Special Releases 2021
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Lagavulin |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2021 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | First-Fill Pedro Ximenez / Oloroso seasoned |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 44.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 라가불린 26년의 퍼스트필 PX 및 올로로소 셰리 시즌드 영향으로 잘 익은 자두와 짭조름한 훈연 향이 가장 먼저 두드러진다. 26년 숙성에서 발전한 가죽과 다크 초콜릿이 명확하게 드러난다. 팰럿은 진한 무화과와 식은 모닥불, 옅은 약초가 균형을 이루고 44.2도 도수가 부드러운 무게감을 잡는다. 피니시는 짠 미네랄과 마른 자두 잔향이 깊게 머문다. 디아지오 스페셜 릴리스 2021답게 빈티지 라가불린의 구조감이 또렷하다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
remember the old 12 cream label? Or that 15 yo ceramic for Italy? This is sublime, once again, despite, or maybe thanks to a few whiffs of barbecued bacon at first, and despite a slightly, say prognathic oak spiciness (ginger and so on). All the rest is first class, the resins, essential oils, pine needles, camphor, banana skins, marzipan, whelks and clams, wee whiffs of garlic brine, some spearmint, old yellow chartreuse… And that old Lagavulin (and Port Ellen) thing, new tyres
restaurant Palate
watch it, they say 44.2 but it almost feels like 64.2% vol., not something that happens too often. We shall add water but in the meantime, it is very salty and coastal, with a feeling of smoked raisins indeed, and perhaps a wee chaos created by the encounter between the PX and the spirit. The most important word is 'perhaps' here. With just two drops of water: a little leather, salt, salted toffee…
timer Finish
long, more on cough syrup, ginger and burnt raisins