Lagavulin 9 Year (Game of Thrones-House Lannister)

Verdict- awesome. Johnnie Walker White Walker was a mass production sell out. They made it boring and sweet for appeal. Lagavulin did a fantastic job with the 9yr. Still peated and smokey, possibly lightly sweet finish?. It’s great. I’m happy they didn’t sell out like JW and dumb it down for cocktail drinking fans.

Cereal, and dried or stewed fruits, and ashy, similar ashiness as what I get from Caol Ila. Spiciness here and there. Though it's somewhat harsh, nose to palate - not unpleasantly harsh, just intenser than I'd dreamt - alcohol is there present in a representing way. Chocolate is found in the finish. No, it does not roar. I care less than nothing about GoT - too violent for me, not that if it's not a great show or what. I was interested about the 9 age statement, like all the other pros. Though, somehow, for Lagavulin's profile, it's too young, same thought I have for Lagavulin 8 - the 16 is the thing. Not everything else can be too young, but Lagavulin? Nah. Well, right, so it roars somewhat.

Good neat and with a drop of water

This and the Talisker GoT were the only ones I was personally interested in having. This is simply a classic Lagavulin. If you enjoyed the 8 yr old, it’s similar. Smoky embers on the onset, strong vanilla backbone (which I’m a bit surprised at...didn’t see that coming), and burnt ashes. Considering how smoky this is, I would’ve thought it would’ve been Daenerys’ Taragarean dragons. Either way, so much better than that piss poor JW White Walker. This was good enough for me to buy a bottle after trying the free sample. Even if it had nothing to do with GoT, I’d still have bought it. For $65, it’s worth it.