Product Description
The 13th release of Lagavulin 12 year old from Diageo's Special Releases range. A longstanding favourite, this was the biggest and most fully flavoured of the 2013 lineup, and could well be the best 12yo yet.
Product Facts
Product Facts
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Bottler
Distillery Bottling
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Age
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Country
Scotland
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Region
Islay
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Cask Type
Refill Bourbon
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Colouring
Yes
Lagavulin 12 Year Old Bot.2013 13th Release
70cl / 55.1%
FREE UK standard delivery
In stock online
£275
£229.17 ex VAT
(£392.86 per litre)
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Sell my bottleTasting Notes
Tasting Notes
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Tasting Notes by Billy A
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Nose
Caramel, sea spray, foliage, green ferns, rock pools and gravel. Campfire smoke, charred lemons and limes. Quite dry.
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Palate
Sweet but with a savoury, gravelly touch. Brine, cracked pepper, sweet chocolate, bitter herbs and lots of alcohol heat. Beach bonfires, with a touch of burnt rubber, dark wood and damp ash develop. Water calms down the heat and brings out sweet hammy smoke, sweet fruit and a touch of tar.
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Finish
Dark burnt wood, chocolate and, with water, some sweet red fruit.
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Comment
The biggest dram of the night, with a facepunch of smokiness and flavour. Not as fresh as I was expecting from previous releases, but happily marrying the traditionally richer style of the 16yo with some greener, more herbal notes that would get rounded off with more time in the cask. This wasn’t my last dram of the night, but probably should have been – a good’un.
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Producer's Note
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Appearance
Extremely pale green-gold.
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Nose
Soft, beguiling and cautious at first, when an appetising sharpness slowly crystallises into red berry fruit, then developing soft, savoury aromas and a delicious smoky sweetness. Savoury hints of charred baked potato skins cooked in a bonfire come first, then peat smoke and a box of spent matches come through. Later still, there are teasing, oily hints of sharp tropical fruit (lime pickle?). These aromas are altogether softer with water; less tense and underscored by youthful sweetness. There are smoky-fresh notes, then raisins and dried fruit, with distant wood smoke.
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Body
Light. Oily.
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Palate
Cooling at first, then salty, drying and dusty, with a good balance of sweetness and acidity. Beautifully cleansing, like a salad of tarragon and peppery rocket, then really appetizing, as if a char-grilled endive splashed with peppery olive oil. The charred notes then strengthen, into smoky wax. Sweeter with water and more accessible, as captivating notes of aniseed and fennel seeds give way to charred fruit scones and burnt jam tarts.
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Finish
Simultaneously sweet and savoury, dominated by pungent smoke and appetising aniseed. With growing warmth, it becomes oily near the end. With water it is sweet and abrupt with subdued smoke; pleasantly drying and piney.
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Customer Reviews
(3 Reviews)
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Absolutely incredible. A steal at triple the price.
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Just love this one. Had it side by side with the 2012, 2014 and 2015 release. This was the winner by a country mile. It's the way the smoke, peat, fruit and sweet notes interplay. Sweet and peat is good...
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This is stunning. What more is there to say. Best of the releases so far and beats the 2014 by a country mile.