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Lagavulin 26 years 2021 Special Release 'The Lion's Jewel'
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Lagavulin 26 years 2021 Special Release 'The Lion's Jewel'
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Bottler | Distillery bottling |
Distillery / brand | Lagavulin |
Range | Diageo Special Releases 2021 - Legends Untold |
Country | Scotland |
Region | Islay |
Content Size | 0.7 liter |
Alc/vol | 44.2% |
Age | 26 years |
Distilled | 1994 |
Bottled | 2021 |
Cask type | First-Fill Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso Seasoned Casks |
Number of bottles | 7542 |
Flavour Profiles | Heavily peated |
Official Tasting Notes:
Nose: On the mellow nose a finely woven wine-woody aroma of great complexity takes time to yield its individual secrets. Light, fresh and vinous top notes mingle with the linseed oil of an artist’s studio then fade into a warm suggestion of sun-bleached polished mahogany, backed by dry edible seaweed, with sweeter hints of baked fig and butterscotch. Further in, the aromas grow more pungent, oily and fragrantly smoky; like going fishing, with background aromas of tarry rope and boat engine. If a little water is added, their intensity is reduced, while a note of clean linen survives best.
Palate: In the light, ultra-smooth and oily texture a sweetness briefly gleams, soon tinged with salt and pepper, the whole growing more savoury and smokier all the time. Here is all the precious sweet-smoky style of Lagavulin, in a glowing, well-rounded form. A drop of water, not needed, yet seems to heighten the harmony of flavours.
Finish: Long, sweetly warning and faintly smoky, as with smouldering beech leaves, leaving an aftertaste of chanterelle mushrooms. A drop of water introduces a little pepper, then the smokiness reasserts itself in the drying aftertaste.