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 enjoyed some of the other Offerman bottlings from Lagavulin, so we're excited to see what charred bourbon and red wine can do in the 2022 release. We've also got the GoT bottle up against it.
Young Islay whisky, big peat flavours and simple bourbon cask maturation. We're excited to see if these two releases from Lagavulin live up to those expectations.
Cask strength Lagavulin always intrigues us, so we're looking at a (still available) distillery exclusive release to see if it packs the punch we're looking for.
