Tastes

Nose: brown sugar, almost molasses, citrus, and Baking spices. Palate: cinnammon sugar up front with slight citrus and oak on the midpalate. Finish: medium with notes of Rye and oak spices.

Nose: rich, meaty peat, and iodine along with sweeter notes of dried dark fruit. Also some subtler notes of orange and black pepper and strawberry Palate: all the flavors are so well interwoven that it is hard to pick out specific notes. Intensely sweet with hints of salted meat. Oak and black pepper spice throughout. Finish: long and oily with a lingering oak and a strong sweetness that I can't put my finger on. I commend lagavulin for being able to balance all those intense flavors so perfectly. Much sweeter than I expected but was well contrasted by the smoke and savory notes. One of the best malts I've tried so far.

Nose: campfire smoke, iodine, brine, seaweed, light floral, sweet malt, honey Palate: honey sweetness at the front end. Midpalate is full of floral and honey notes that were on the nose. Ending with a peppery spice along with a sweet malt. Finish: medium long, with notes of sweet malt and honey

Nose:citrus, floral, malt, slight smoke Palate: starts sweet malt, honey, peppery spice on the backend. Not much smoke if any. Finish: medium with nice warming spice Overall light and sippable. Just the right amount of spice and honey to balance each other out. The peat is so interwoven that I almost could not pick it out. I don't usually go for Speysides but I could see myself reaching for this when I want something lighter.

Nose: orange, brine, floral, honey, waxy Palate: sweet honey and floral up front, slightly briney and waxy character, black pepper spice at the back end. Finish: medium long with lingering notes of sweet malt and a sea breeze.

Nose: orange zest, cardamom, baking spices, vanilla Palate:cinnammon sugar, citrus, baking spices, vanilla, strong spice towards the backend Finish: medium long dry sweet oak and menthol finish Complex changing on every sip making it hard to pin down specific notes. The rye presents itself nicely with strong notes of baking spices. Finishes warm and dry.

Nose: heavy caramel, cherry, dark chocolate, coffee, cinnamon Palate: caramel and nuttiness up front with slight chocolate towards the end, and a mixture of charred oak and cinnammon spice throughout. Finish: medium long with lingering notes of chocolate covered peanuts and oak A bourbon with a Complex rich sweetness and dense mouthfeel. Lots of spice and a long finish.

Nose: maraschino cherry, brown sugar, vanilla Palate: light on the palate with red fruits, slight raisin, caramel, and barrel spice Finish: short with a slight lingering barrel note Candy sweet with a light mouthfeel. Evolution is slightly short and simple but enjoyable.

Nose: cardamom, anise, cinnamon, honey Palate: sweet honey up front, rye spice, slightly medicinal. Finish: medium with notes of menthol and wood spice What I expected a 100% rye to taste like. Smells and tastes like a spice cabinet. Not what i would call a "smooth sipper" but a interesting and enjoyable pour nonetheless.