Lagavulin 1979 MM The Syndicate's
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Lagavulin |
| Bottler | Murray McDavid (MM) |
| Bottling Series | The Syndicate's |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| Bottled Year | 2009 |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔 속에 짙은 호박빛이 21년의 라가불린 시간을 응축한다. 1979 빈티지답게 옛 라가불린의 강한 피트가 바다 소금, 그을린 나무, 옅은 요오드와 함께 코를 채운다. 입에서는 54.5도의 도수가 짭조름한 훈연으로 입천장을 덮으며 마른 풀, 가죽, 옅은 시트러스가 발전한다. 아일라 남부의 미네랄이 잔향까지 깊게 머문다. 잔을 내려놓은 뒤에도 향의 잔상이 길게 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