The 2006 version of this special release from Lagavulin, which was the last I had, fell a bit short in comparison to former ones. Time to try the 2009 edition and see if Lagavulin still has the capability to produce stunning youngsters.
Lagavulin 12yo 2009 57.9% OB
The color is dark straw/wet straw, not brown, not yellow, not golden, pale brown? It smells of peat smoke, tar, charcoal, bonfire, salty, lemonade, burnt sugar, dried shrimps, salt water, orange marmalade, garlic sauce, fried snails. One of the most coastal Lagavulins I've had thus far. The taste is bitter, salty, pine oak, unripe blackberries, bitter red wine, pinot noir wines, smoky, rubber, peaty, earthy, very bitter, sort of tonic water and sodium. This is not for beginners, a whisky to enjoy if you think the standard Laphroaigs or Lagavulins are becoming a tad too cliché.
A small vanilla sweetness sure would've lifted it to a winner: 7
Next tasting: Bruichladdich Distillery
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