Big Peat Christmas Edition DL Small Batch
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Lagavulin |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | Small Batch |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2014 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.6% |
| Volume | 700 ml 750 ml |
| Label | North Pole |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
North Pole
Flavor Profile
Tasting 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