Tag Archives: Lagavulin
Lagavulin 19, Feis Ile 2019, Sherry Treated American Oak Casks, 53.8%
Another Lagavulin for Feis Ile! I knew I had this on the shelf, and I had carefully sipped from my sample before, but never got around to writing a review yet. A good thing that a holiday came up a … Continue reading
Lagavulin 13, Feis Ile 2021, High Char Port Finish, 56.1%
Another one I dug up from the sample shelf recently. I’ve been putting it of to review this one, mostly because I wanted to give it proper time and attention. This high regard I have for Lagavulins bottled from Feis … Continue reading
Lagavulin 11, Charred Oak Casks, 46% – Offerman 3rd Edition
So, finally these have become available in The Netherlands. The previous two batches weren’t and that annoyed me to no end. And yes, I’m a bit of a Nick Offerman fan, and not just because of Ron Swanson in Parks … Continue reading
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Tagged Charred Oak, Islay, Lagavulin, Nick Offerman, Offerman Edition
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Lagavulin 12, 56.5% – OB Special Releases 2021
On the second of the Blind Tasting Competition, we went to Islay. That much was pretty clear from the first sniff. I also figured out we went to the south of Islay. It could have been Bunnahabhain, but I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Blind Tasting Competition, Diageo, Lagavulin, Special Releases
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Secret Islay 20, 2002-2022, Sherry cask, 53.1% – Earlskine
After the first batch of Earlskine whiskies, there is now a new bottling. This time it is an undisclosed Islay whisky, with some hints on the label that leave exactly one option. So, there’s little guessing there. I like that … Continue reading
Posted in Lagavulin, Undisclosed
Tagged 2002, Earlskine, Earlskine - Your Whisky Destination, Islay, Lagavulin, Sherry Cask, Undisclosed Distillery
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Guest post: Two exotic Lagavulins at 13 years old
I have a sample of this Lagavulin coming in too, but Tom wanted to write his findings as well. Who am I to deny him his podium! Pierrick Guillaume is the current Distillery Manager of Lagavulin, after doing some years … Continue reading
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Tagged Feis Ile, Guest Post, Islay Jazz Festival, Lagavulin, Mezcal cask, Port Cask, Tom van Engelen
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Johnnie Walker Black Label Islay Origin, 12yo, 42%
There is no superlative to describing my wonderment at why this is bottled at 42%. Almost like someone wants to admit that bottling at a slightly higher ABV is better for flavor and depth compared to 40%, but doesn’t want … Continue reading
Posted in - Blended Whisky, Johnnie Walker
Tagged Black Label, Blended Whisky, Caol Ila, Islay Origin, Johnnie Walker, Lagavulin
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Guest post: Taking a swing at the Laggan Mill (with Offerman)
When cleaning out some ‘flagged’ emails from my mailbox I realized I still have some unpublished stuff from Tom van Engelen, waiting for release on this wee blog. So, this time (or actually, last summer) Tom wrote some stuff about … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooper's Choice, Guest Post, Islay, Lagavulin, Laggan Mill, Nick Offerman, Tom van Engelen
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An Islay Distillery 12, 2008-2020, 54.2% – First Cask
Recently, Whisky Import Nederland, the company behind the First Cask brand, released a series of six whiskies. There were some interesting bottles in that batch, but the one that stood out was this ‘An Islay Distillery’. Why, you ask? This: … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, Bourbon Cask, First Cask, Islay, Lagavulin, Undisclosed Distillery, Whisky Import Nederland, WIN
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Malt Fascination 