Scotland, 48%
"Exceptionally fine" was how illustrious whisky chronicler,Alfred Barnard,described the Lagavulin 8 Year Old expression he sampled during an 1886 visit to the distillery.
In homage to Lagavulin's timeless ability to produce exceptional malts,this is a reinterpretation of the 8 year old from Barnard's era.
The nose is immediately soft with clean,fresh notes partnering faint hints of milk chocolate and lemon,then develops fragrant tea-scented smoke alongside nose-drying,maritime aromas,with subtle cereal.
The palate is light in texture,with a magnificently full-on Lagavulin taste that's even bigger than you may expect:sweet,smoky and warming,with a growing pungency,then dry,with more smoke.
The finish is lovely:clean,very long and smoky.This is a polished and exquisitely crafted celebration of Lagavulin with smoky-clean aromas and a mighty taste.Originally made to mark our bicentenary,it's a whisky to celebrate,in every sense.
