Blog — 6/10

We're off to the west coast to look at a malt from a distillery we usually shy away from...

We don't often see independently bottled Lagavulin (well, secret Islay), so we're excited to look at one from Blind Summit, alongside an official bottling from the Offerman series. Lagavulin 11 Year Offerman Edition 2024 Caribbean Rum Cask Finish Region: IslayABV: 46.00%Price: £90.00 This year's Offerman Edition was aged for 11 years in ex-Bourbon and ex-sherry casks before being finished for about eight months in ex-Caribbean rum casks. Nose The nose opens with a fairly tropical blend of aromas, grilled pineapple, a little apricot, sour apple candies, alongside a creamy vanilla aroma, a little brioche and hint of oak spice. The peat is fairly punchy but balances quite well with the sweeter, fruitier aromas, and gives a mix of coastal and medicinal smoke....

We've got a couple of Ardnamurchan's up for review today, including the new release for the Independent Whisky Bars of Scotland.

We're looking at a few bottles from Brave New Spirits in their Voodoo and Cask Noir serieses.

We've got a couple of relatively recent releases from Little Brown Dog, including their 3rd release from the Wee Mongrel series.

We've got a couple of sherry/wine cask-finished IB Caol Ila's up for review.