Islay Blended Malt 2010 MBl The Maltman
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Lagavulin |
| Bottler | Meadowside Blending (MBl) |
| Bottling Series | The Maltman |
| Vintage | 2010 |
| Bottled Year | 2020 |
| Age | 10년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
첫 향에서 진한 피트 연기와 요오드, 바다 소금이 또렷하게 올라오는 아일라 몰트다. 메도사이드 블렌딩이 더 몰트맨으로 병입한 2010년 아일라 블렌디드 몰트로, 라가불린 계열다운 묵직한 훈연이 명확하게 드러난다. 팰럿은 짙은 연기 위에 타르와 훈제 고기, 옅은 단맛이 층을 이루며 54.5도의 도수가 향미를 단단하게 끌어올린다. 10년 숙성이지만 강건한 피트의 구조감이 또렷하고 연기와 단맛의 균형이 단단하다. 피니시는 재와 짭조름한 연기가 길고 진하게 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