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This year’s eight limited edition Cask Strength Whiskies selected by Master Blender Dr Craig Wilson form a unique collection from some of Scotland’s most renowned distilleries.
* Unique
* Distinctive maturation casks
* Rare finishes
* Unexpected taste profiles
Every expression brings to life each distilleries character, through beautifully dramatised illustrations of the wildlife and flora surrounding the distilleries.
DISTILLED: 2006/07 / ABV: 56.5% / REGION: ISLAY
APPEARANCE: Bright gold, polished brass. Good beading.
NOSE: A mild nose overall, with light prickle. Classic Lagavulin. The nose is highly phenolic, with clean, fresh top notes of medical supplies; carbolic, dentists’ mouthwash and medicine cupboards, all on an ashy base, reminiscent of a recently extinguished peat fire. A savoury note and a mineral, maritime note; sea air, tarry ropes, seaweed, sand. With water, the last comes to dominate, quietly.
BODY: Medium.
PALATE: At natural strength, smooth in texture and unexpectedly sweet, intense and very smoky from the off, with light acidity, a sprinkle of sea-salt and a very smoky finish, long and warming. A little salt, no pepper. Benchmark distillery character throughout, exactly as is expected from a Lagavulin 12 year old. At reduced strength the taste remains the same.
FINISH: Long, warming, sweet and delightfully smoky. Lightly drying, leaving the breath smoky. With water, sweeter and smoother, though the smokiness reasserts itself at the close.
