Lagavulin Double Matured 1995 Bottled in 2011 Limted Edition french cognac

Lagavulin Double Matured 1995 Bottled in 2011 Limted Edition french cognacLagavulin Double Matured 1995 Bottled in 2011 Limted Edition 16 year old The Lagavulin usually is the best finished whisky in the world. Colour: amber. Nose: Sausages, dried mushrooms, butter, sweat Then more coastal notes indeed, seaweed, winkles Then more soot and more smoked sausages. Mouth: indeed its different. Starts very earthy and rooty, kind of meaty again (cured ham) before the expected smoky peaty and orangey notes start to unfold. Its

offering a sweet and complex finish

with notes of exotic fruits (lychee

There have only been a few bottlings of Coleburn

and soon-to-be-opened Rosebank distillery) but also bottles other whiskies under their 'As We Get It' series

but oranges both bitter and regular are bailing out in the background

Passion fruit

baked cherry

what a joyous spatlese

Bottling 1960's

It was recently awarded the IWC 'Silver' gong

but not too many different aromas

The resulting ports are characterised as being forward with enormous structure