Lagavulin 25 Year

amber color, honey sea and phenolic nose with seaweed and salt and pepper and a sharp smokiness — lots of treacle and peat and ash and burnt oak — reminds one of autumn storms and the smell of an ocean beach when the tide has receded and the remains of an overwhelming kelp orgy are strewn across the sea floor

It is the only whisky (be it spelled with or without the "e") out of the over 100 I've tried that I would give a perfect score to without hesitation. I won't bore you with my notes because I'm not a professional. If you can afford the bottle, buy it. If you can't but come across the chance of a dram, try it. Pappy and the BTACs move over, this is worth the price of admission.

Tasted in November 2022 at Malt Bar Ester in Nakano, Tokyo. Not sure it was this specific release, or an older release. It was incredible, we didn't ask for the price, but I'm sure it was high.

Very smooth

The special one from the end of the tasting with Iain. Blew the others away!

A whisky only seen in rich people's instagram, the incredibly rare, unique and unattainable, the Lagavulin 25 years old , 200th anniversary. In my visit to Lagavulin, i went to the distillery bar, i closed my eyes, and i said to the bartender: "here is my credit card, don't tell me how much cause i'll cry, but pour me a glass of the Lagavulin 25yo 200th anniversary". She did. I will never regret this. (My bank does). This epic single malt was bottled for such an incredible distillery birthday, at 51.7%abv amd was fully matured in Px sherry casks. On the nose, it is super sherried. Dark fruits, red fruits, blackberries. Some maritime feeling is rising. THE WORLD FAMOUS BLACKBERRY MARMALADE. After a first sip, the aroma became just out of this planet. Plums, berries, syrup. Coffee beans and toffee. Outstanding. Om the palate it is very winey in a lovely way. Red fruits, blackberries and coffee. Wonderful dehydrated fruits. Aftertaste had a proper finish for a perfect dram. Tamed smoke, super elegant sherriness. Warm toffee and coffee. Punch of salt and pepper. The peat has tamed into elegance and sherry beautifulness. Overall, i have to say that this is why i came to Scotland. You have to go as a whisky enthusiast to find the rarest, craziest, amazing single malts of the world. And the good part, you can have a glass without having to mortgage your house by buying a full bottle. This Lagavulin is the pure perfection. This should be rebranded as a "single heaven" and not a single malt. My humble score for one of the greatest whiskies i have ever had, is obviously 100 over 100. Slàinte!