Lagavulin 1988 HB Finest Collection - Cask Strength
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Lagavulin |
| Bottler | Hart Brothers (HB) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1988 |
| Bottled Year | 2000 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
짙은 황금빛이 잔에 또렷이 깃들어 있다. 1988년 증류한 아일라 Lagavulin 12년을 Hart Brothers가 Finest Collection으로 캐스크 스트렝스 병입한 보틀링답게 라가불린 특유의 짙은 피트와 야성이 어우러진다. 코끝에는 갓 그을린 피트, 짭조름한 해초, 옅은 가죽 향이 풀린다. 56.2도가 입을 강하게 덮고 미네랄의 짠맛, 다크 초콜릿, 옅은 베리가 발전한다. 여운에서는 피트의 연기가 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
orgeat syrup, lemon preserve, seawater, damp wool, wee touches of tar and smoked salmon, though the whole ensemble strikes me as very mild, very kind, nearly harmless for Lagavulin. With water: more tincture of iodine, Mercurochrome, oysters. Phew!
restaurant Palate
pronounced sweetness, perhaps that’s the PX at play? Once again this jammy profile, plum preserve, then more green pepper and dried seaweed, so all in all we’re firmly back on Islay. With water: still sweet, but the DNA is clearly there, even if it’s rather swaddled in softness. One is reminded a little of gentian liqueur
timer Finish
fairly long, a little more peppery, though still on the sweet side. More ashes towards the back