Lagavulin 12 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 39 by Gavin Smith and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Gavin Smith Nose Big, with Lapsang Souchon and newly-tarred roads. Palate Warming and full, with lots of peat smoke and wet seaweed. Finish Dominant peat lingers all the way. Comment Complex, sophisticated heavyweight. The one they all have to beat.

Dave Broom Nose Pungent, complex. Smoked eel, coal tar, apple-wood, smoked cheese, bitumen. Frisky. Palate Intensely peaty. Rounded with big kick: marine character, fragrant smoke, touch of black pepper, but balanced by sufficient sweetness. Finish Smoke belch. Comment Excellent. Lagavulin isn't as peaty as it used to be? Pull the other one.