Lagavulin Jazz Festival 2018

The third wonderful whisky i had on the Lagavulin distillery tour, came from a collection that i love. The 2018 Islay Jazz Festival, is the name of this glorious dram, i just hope it is as good as the 2017 expression, a single malt that is in my overall top ten ever. Bottled at wonderful 58.5%abv for extra flavor, this whisky as have been matured in Refill American & European Oak Puncheons. On the nose, earthy and fruity. Moss, green fruits, red fruits and coconut. Tar, dirty water from a road; Malted barley and earthy. After a few sips, some chocolate notes have risen. On the palate, it was very well crafted, you don't even feel the high abv at all. Coconut, vanilla, gooseberries. Smoky and chocolaty. Dim peppee and green apples. Aftertaste was incredible, perfect score here. Ginger and smoke explosion. Salty, very tongue scorching super pleasant. The finish is amazing. Tobacco, ciggarrettes, hay. Elegant and smokey, really beautiful puffs of smoke. Overall, i believe the safest bet you can go on any whisky is Lagavulin. They can't make bad single malts, even if they try. Having said that, the Islay Jazz Festival expressions are always top of the line, whiskies that i wouldn't even share; i want them all for me. My score for this great "juice" is a solid 92 over 100.

Malty sweet aroma, little bit of fruit. Flavor is immediately a bigger hit than 2017, intense and rich. Not a fiery peat, but a heavy butterscotch sweetness with some kick from the proof. A light pepper spice shows up on the tail, which is wonderfully long. The sweetness lingers there perfectly, you can sit with the flavor forever. Excellently done.