Telex
Lagavulin 10 Year
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
August 18, 2020 (edited February 14, 2021)
Nose – Start off with the trademark vegetal, yet cereal-like peat. Bit of cinnamon, apples, and ginger.
Palate – Smoky, toffee/caramel, lemons but met with a metal-like minerality that was surprising. A bit harsh, not in an ABV manner, but astringency. Quite an acidic and abrupt end.
Finish – Dry as a bone and subtly oily. Maybe a little bit of a seashell/brininess with little peat/smoke, but very much a letdown.
Water – N – Took the peat away…vegetal notes brought forward. Grassy, maybe some roses and hay.
P- Turns the caramel to more of a butterscotch…brings out black pepper/white pepper, but nothing else. No cream… Finish same. Oh my! NOT the Lagavulin we all know and love....
2.0 is all I can give… 50 pounds = 62 dollars…
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Maybe it was some kind of experiment or field-test to (a) find out if there is an audience for it that justifies this premature bottling or (b) to prove Diageo wrong ;) I could image that no one at Lagavulin directly was very fond of the decision to “waste” casks with this unsatisfying bottling. Even if this is considered a permanent addition to Lagavulins lineup it doesn’t mean they could remove it again. I mean look at the communities ratings. Sadly there is no way to find out about sales.
Exactly. At least it’s one miss among many hits.
@Telex i was surprised they put this out. Only bad Lag I’ve ever had...so, I guess one failure is still damn good