| Bottle Profile | |
| Type | Scotch Single Malts (Disclosed Distilleries) |
| Distillery | Lagavulin |
| Bottler | Official Bottling |
| Brand Name | Lagavulin |
| Year Distilled | 1993 |
| Year Bottled | 2009 |
| Bottling Name | Distillers Edition |
| Alcohol By Volume | 43% |
| Other Details | lgv 4/497 |
| Issued | 2009 |
| Average Score | 87 |
| Maniac Ratings | |
| Serge Valentin | 91 |
| Johannes van den Heuvel | 89 |
| Robert Karlsson | 88 |
| Konstantin Grigoriadis | 80 |
| Ho-cheng Yao | 88 |
| Krishna Nukala | 85 |
| Rich Howard | 85 |
| David Wankel | 87 |
| Oliver Klimek | 88 |
| Ralf Mitchell | 85 |
| Retired Maniac Ratings | |
| Keith Wood | 86 |
| Tasting Notes | |
| Robert Karlsson | Burned smoky nose. Fried mandarins. Coastal, oysters topped with lagga 16. Fresh and approachable. Round spicy smokiness. Yes, round is the word. Oily. Soot. Tasty vanilla in the aftertaste. Gets rounder (and a bit boring..) with water. |
| Rich Howard | the nose is floral and slightly soapy, with hints of fresh raspberries, whiffs of red liquorice, an undercurrent of malty vanilla. the palate is sweetly floral and herbal, with creamy vanilla, and smoke and toasted oak grow on the finish, with a few spices tossed in. a drop of water releases more floral notes, but also a caramel creaminess, a little fresh basil. the palate is still creamy and floral, gently herbal and oaky on the finish. summary: lightly floral, gently fruity and herbal, and nicely creamy. i'm not a big fan of water with this one. [tasted blind for the 2011 Awards] |