Lagavulin 12 year old 200th Anniversary

A special release Lagavulin 200th Anniversary 12 year old Limited Edition in celebration of the founding of Lagavulin Distillery in 1816. Matured in Refill American Oak Casks.

Tasting Notes:

Nose : This natural cask strength expression combines powerful peat-smoke with fresh clean aromas and an intense fruity sweetness. Add water and the aromas grow livelier, with mint and distant volcanic smoke.

Palate : Surprisingly mild; sweet and smoothly oily, with a rising smoky pungency, and when water is added a hugely smoky-honeyed sweetness develops, still balanced by salt and aromatic smoke.

Finish : Long, refined and smoothly cooling, then warming, sweetly pungent and powerfully smoky. Slightly lighter than recent expressions, and less drying, this is a fine, well-structured Lagavulin, versatile and equally at home with food or after dinner.