Lagavulin Offerman Edition 11 Year

Peaty af!

Very sophisticated for sure! On first sip a huge sweet note fading into a slightly fruity woody smoke bomb. A delightful long finish! This is very good and a welcomed replacement to my 9 year GOT edition.

On the nose, there are these "musty" fruits. Imagine fruits sitting in a wicker basket in a damp cellar. It reminds me a little of the Lagavulin 9 (Game of Thrones), but this has more of a mature quality. It has a lot of fruit notes that a lot of Speyside whiskies have (stone fruits with hints of citrus) which I am more than pleased with. The peat is relatively smooth. The thing I am learning from having the Lagavulin 8, 9, 11, 12, & 16 is that the age increases, the smoke and fruit become more and more integrated. It's like a good marriage. At the onset, the couple are essentially two people with similar goals and personalities. As they age they become more of a unit and each of their personalities becomes softer in order to complement the other's. This is how the smoke and fruit work in Lagavulin. As they age, they become less intense, but more integrated at the same time. This produces a stronger and tastier unit. I highly recommend this. Compared to the 12, it's more subdued (partly due to ABV) and the musty smoke is more pronounce. The 12 is more fruity, but both are delicious.