This was a bottling I really was looking forward to trying, since there's not many different expressions of Lagavulin out there... especially not from indie bottlers.
Well, this is not an indie expression anyway, but a bottling done by Lagavulin for the Islay Jazz Festival 2012. A bottling had been done previously for the Islay Jazz Festival for 2011 and both the 2011 & 2012 bottlings have gotten great reviews.
Now its time to try the 2012 expression here on The Malt Desk
Lagavulin 1997 15yo (07.05.1997) Islay Jazz Festival 2012, 54,5%, refill sherry butt#1824, 624 bottles, Distillery bottling
Colour is light gold
Nose:
Spiced peat, coal smoke and peat, hint of sherry and turning medicinal like its origins were from down the road at Laphroaig. Something citric in there too.
Taste:
Malt and peat, peat and malt, seaweedy and medicinal again. Hint of smoked salmon and beach bonfires on a bed of lemons. It then turns sweet and peppery on the finish.
A good Lagavulin this one, no doubt about that, but I'll not join the large 90p praise-choir on this one...
87/100!
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