Lagavulin ( Official) - Distillers Edition 1991 - 16 y.o. - 43,0%
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- Bottler:
- Official
- Age:
- 16 years
- Alcohol:
- 43,0%
- Collection:
- Distillers Edition
- Bottle details:
- distillation: 1991 bottling: 2007
- PX Finish
- average
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- (88,17)
- price class:
6 notes disponibles en français
Henrik Johansson
Date of tasting: 27/7 2008
Apperance: Dark, almost tawny. Chestnut perhaps.
Nose: A very powerful and rich aroma. Loads of pungent and wet smoke, tar and old, soaked wood. There are also some dried fruits in the background, figs, raisins and maybe even some stewed apples. Steamed vegetables also came to mind. With water added the smoke seems to evaporate a little at first and reveal more estery notes, but the smoke comes back and blends in to create an impression of a flame treated basket of dried oranges.
Body: Quite heavy and oily.
Palate: Very sweet and mouthwarming overall. Less smoke then expected carried over at first. Then after a moment some pungent smoke and oily flavours rolls in.
The finish is very long and develops on a winey, peaty and fe! inty background.
2008
Colour: Old gold
The nose is marked by pepper and lovely notes of cereal, with a slight bitterness in the background. Notes of plum mingle with hints of peat and smoke. After some aeration, salty notes emerge, spray in addition to the sensations of sherry and dried fruits.
The mouth is also very complex. After an initial feeling of freshness, slightly bitter notes appear very quickly, between walnut and wood from a box of cigars. A constant back and forth between freshness and bitterness gives it a remarkable complexity. A discrete peat is felt throughout.
The finish is very long. The bitterness of the mouth is amplified first, to give way after a few moments to very interesting notes of sherry. Between coolness and warmth, this finish is exceptional.
A bottle at all points outstanding.
2011
