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Lagavulin 8 Year
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
December 6, 2018 (edited November 2, 2019)
Nose: Savory peat that blends into notes of salted, toasted cashews. White woodsmoke curls. Salt-dough is a better description for this whisky than the term 'briney'. Some bright fruits try to rise above the savory, but aren't very successful. Very light clover honey.
Palate: Initial pear note is quickly replaced with woodsmoke, crusty rustic bread. A very small amount of cream sweetness. Lapsang Suchong tea rounds out an otherwise light-feeling body. Maybe a bit of dried straw in the end.
Finish: The mouthwatering, long finish is reminiscent of vegetal moss and a good peat smoke. It becomes much more dry as it lingers.
Water dulls the nose to a base of dried straw and a small bit of peat smoke. Most of the salt disappears and some meaty notes replace them. The taste is initially much sweeter, and a bit less complex. It's more dominated by malt notes with no real citrus. Wood notes, almost like pencil shavings are much more apparent. The finish is much more dry with a little more wood spice, though is also much shorter.
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