Lagavulin Distillers Edition

** Disclaimer: This review is what I would consider a “Quick Hit”- meaning I won’t have my usual in-depth notes that I usually like to take. The reason: this sample was poured at Whiskyfest DC on 4/17/18. All of these reviews will not be scored and I am actively looking to try them again at some point to do them more justice. I was really excited to try the new Lagavulin DE at the festival because I have 2 unopened bottles of it. My first reaction was that the finishing sherry casks altered the typical Lagavulin smoke levels to a point I wasn’t expecting. While I won’t say it was bad, it was different. I believe I will be opening a bottle soon to do a proper review because I hope there’s more there than what I experienced. After I tried this at the festival I gave it a shoulder shrug and Lagavulin deserves better, lol.

So good! Everything that’s great about lagavulin and everything that’s good about wine cask speyside.