The story: As mentioned in the Lagavulin 16 review, we have been doing side-by-side comparisons of the Lagavulin bottlings we have. It’s been incredibly fun and educational, and the 16 serves as an excellent reference point. We saved the best for last: the Exclusive Malts sherry cask bottling.
The end rankings were as follows:
Tasting Notes
Nose: Rubbing alcohol and sherry, medicinal buttered popcorn, and the buttery smell of cherry red licorice twizzlers at the end combined with light fragrant wood. Like smelling a Scottish warehouse. Some cold cave must but also lovely sherry notes.
Palate: Spice(!) with buttery popcorn and chocolate. Heavy sherry influence with dark fruits and caramel on mid-palate. Some cinnamon red heat without water, but it’s not a bad heat. Wonderful oily mouthfeel.
With water – opens it up: Caramel and butterscotch, with light licorice and ash and tannic wood aftertaste.
By far, my favorite of the Lagavulin tastings that I’ve had. It has the peat-and-sweet combo that I crave. You can add water – but it tastes lovely even without.
Overview
TLDR: “Port Ellen Movie Theater.” Overview: There’s a lot going on in this. Some tastes are buttered popcorn, some are red licorice, and all are medicinal. If you like peat bombs and sherry bombs, this is for you.
Bought for: $150/bottle at the Whisky Shop (San Francisco)
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