Lagavulin Jazz Festival 22 Year Old, Refill American & European Oak Cask, 2020, 52.6%

Name: Lagavulin Jazz Festival 22 Year Old, Refill American & European Oak Cask, 2020, 52.6%
Brand: Lagavulin
Rating: 90.3 (3 reviews)

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Like most Islay malts, Lagavulin is definitely not for the faint hearted. The distillery was officially founded in 1816 (although illicit production on the site most certainly predates that), and produces malt with a signature style of earthy smoke and savoury undertones. 1962 marked a significant point in the distillery's history, as it was then bought by John Logan Mackie, whose nephew Peter wen ...

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90.3/100

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Based on 3 published Maltiply reviews.

Maltiply Tasting Profile

Nose: Aroma is very pleasant, with berries, Lapsang Souchong tea, sherry, sweet seaweed, wax polish, camphor, carbolic and scented smoke. Earthy and mossy peat smoke mingles with caramel, dried fruits (candied orange and raisin), toffee, dried apricot, mown grass, green apple flesh, a hint of acetone, and old spice box (clove and white pepper). A much tighter, cleaner, briny expression with paraffin, lamp oil, plasticine, oysters, salty manzanilla, tarry ropes, fresh butter, engine oil, and new plastics. Splendid passion fruits on a perfect peat.
Palate: Bold and expressive, with an initial full-on, ashy peat smoke and a hint of damp earth and moss. Very sweet to start, followed by an explosion of flavors. Dried fruit notes develop, including raisin, sultana, candied orange, date, and fig. A big pinch of baking and oak spices add depth (clove, cinnamon stick, all-spice, white pepper). Citrus, zests, bark, smoked fish, oysters, kippers, drops of citron liqueur and limoncello, some oiliness, a touch of horseradish, and stewed parsnips. Old-school, rounder, complex, with seashells.
Finish: Surprisingly long and warming, with a big blast of peat smoke and a long aftertaste. Sweetness and dried fruits slowly fade, but peat smoke and baking/oak spices linger, creating a pleasant dryness. Long, salty, briny, totally coastal, with some coal tar. Full-bodied.

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SunbeamRover4 Oct

90 / 100

The most compelling contrast is the ashy peat smoke against the sweetness of dried fruit, with briny coastal notes and baking spices adding another layer. That gives this 22-year-old Islay malt plenty of character without making the smoke its only point of interest. The long, warming finish sounds especially appealing, though the pronounced peat and salty notes make this a more assertive style than a gentle, fruit-led malt.

Nose: Berries and Lapsang Souchong tea, Scented smoke with candied orange and raisin, Briny notes and green applePalate: Ashy peat smoke followed by dried fruit, Clove, cinnamon and white pepper, Oysters and citrusFinish: Long, warming peat smoke, Salty, briny notes, Lingering baking spices and pleasant dryness

brasskit23 Sept

92 / 100

The salty, briny character alongside peat smoke gives this a clear coastal pull. Dried fruit and citrus bring sweetness and lift, so it sounds layered rather than one-note. A strong fit for my taste.

Nose: Sweet seaweed, Scented peat smoke, Briny notesPalate: Ashy peat smoke, Dried fruit, Citrus and oystersFinish: Long, salty and briny, Peat smoke and baking spices linger

Ddriftwoodkoi28 Aug

89 / 100

sweet dried fruit meets vivid, coastal peat smoke.

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Type: Single Malt Whisky
Region: Islay
Age: 22 Years
Vintage: 1998
Bottled: 2020
ABV: 52.6%
Volume: 70cl
Distillery: Lagavulin
Origin: Scotland

Cask type: Refill American & European Oak Cask
Bottling: Official Bottling
Peated: Peated
Single cask: No
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Cask origin: N.A
Cask no.: N.A
Batch: N.A
PPM: N.A
Barley: N.A
Fermentation: N.A
Master distiller (bottling): Pierrick Guillaume
Master distiller (distillation): N.A

Limited edition: Yes
Bottle count: 2004
Has box: Yes
Closure: Driven Cork
Presentation: Box
Series highlights: Islay Jazz Festival
Historical context: N.A
Special release: Distillery Exclusive, Islay Jazz Festival Release
Allocation: Distillery Exclusive

Nose: Aroma is very pleasant, with berries, Lapsang Souchong tea, sherry, sweet seaweed, wax polish, camphor, carbolic and scented smoke. Earthy and mossy peat smoke mingles with caramel, dried fruits (candied orange and raisin), toffee, dried apricot, mown grass, green apple flesh, a hint of acetone, and old spice box (clove and white pepper). A much tighter, cleaner, briny expression with paraffin, lamp oil, plasticine, oysters, salty manzanilla, tarry ropes, fresh butter, engine oil, and new plastics. Splendid passion fruits on a perfect peat.
Palate: Bold and expressive, with an initial full-on, ashy peat smoke and a hint of damp earth and moss. Very sweet to start, followed by an explosion of flavors. Dried fruit notes develop, including raisin, sultana, candied orange, date, and fig. A big pinch of baking and oak spices add depth (clove, cinnamon stick, all-spice, white pepper). Citrus, zests, bark, smoked fish, oysters, kippers, drops of citron liqueur and limoncello, some oiliness, a touch of horseradish, and stewed parsnips. Old-school, rounder, complex, with seashells.
Finish: Surprisingly long and warming, with a big blast of peat smoke and a long aftertaste. Sweetness and dried fruits slowly fade, but peat smoke and baking/oak spices linger, creating a pleasant dryness. Long, salty, briny, totally coastal, with some coal tar. Full-bodied.

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