pkingmartin
Lagavulin 18 Year Fèis Ìle 2018
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
March 19, 2022 (edited March 23, 2022)
The nose starts with a soft sweet smoke of grilled citrus fruits dusted with powdered sugar and chocolate covered raisins then grilled octopus with a tangy glaze and sea salt followed by dehydrated apricots, charred lemons and creamy orange sherbet that transition to powdered ginger, gauze and Popsicle sticks with high ethanol burn.
The taste is a medium mouthfeel starting with a soft sweet smoke of grilled citrus fruits dusted with powdered sugar and chocolate covered raisins before a moderate smoky spice that slowly fades to crispy pork belly with a tangy barbecue sauce followed by dehydrated apricots, charred lemons and creamy orange push pop that transition to candied ginger, cloves, leather and mild ashy oak with high ethanol burn.
The finish is medium length with dark chocolate covered raisins, candied bacon, mild sea salt and light campfire ashes
The nose is a fantastic combination of sweet citrus, smoky meats and sea spray that carries over to the taste but veers towards a higher spice than I'd prefer before finding its path back to those smoky meats and creamy citrus that finishes moderately ashy with the sherry notes really coming out on top of candied bacon.
A huge thanks to @PBMichiganWolverine for the generous sample of this dream dram as I never thought I'd even be able to taste a Feis Ile Lagavulin in my lifetime.
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@ctbeck11 @PBMichiganWolverine Thanks. For the 4 years of sitting in a vial, I think it probably didn’t change that much. Based off others notes, it might have just lost some of that high spice on the palate.
Also, wondering if the storage had any impacts. I had this stored in a 3cl vial , in my sample box, since 2018.
Yeah, me too…love that new avatar. When I got this back in 2018, I was complaining about the $200 price tag. Now, that seems to be the norm for any special release.
Love the new avatar 😂