Lagavulin Offerman Edition 11 Year

Lagavulin 11yr old Offerman Edition 46%  I figured this would be quite the gimmick but I found it at a decent price and figured to give it a shot. I mean - it couldn’t be worse than the GOT Lag could it?? (actually I seem to be in the minority on that one. Lots of people like the GOT Lag). I only wish this would have been released as the Ron Swanson edition. I was quite surprised with this as you can read below. Smell - sour peat, peat reek, banana, melon rind. Allspice and clove are there too but not as heavy, Not quite your standard Lag but still good.  The sourness of it all is a surprise to me but it’s enjoyable. It does show some qualities of the standard 16 yr old. Taste - clean, astringent, Iodine, seaweed, brine. After that blast of medicinal comes some nice barley sugar sweetness with some vanilla. Even the sweetness from it is crisp and clean. A little bit of the clove and allspice but mostly brine and barley sugar. Finish - peat reek, sour melon, campfire ash, iodine, clean. Lagavulin used to be more of a staple in this house than it is now mostly due to the ridiculous prices out there these days.  I still enjoy Lagavulin anytime I can get my hands on it for a reasonable price.  This particular bottle is much better than I had expected. Overall, I really like this. Overall Grade: B

A really great dram. Similar to Lag 16,but not nearly as rich and viscous. A bit lighter mouthfeel, but great lagavulin taste.

Advent 2022

Sweet refined smoke, not wild like a campfire more like a brisket rolling on a smoker.