Lagavulin 12y Grain & Embers Special Release 2025

Whisky Advocate"Made with a mix of refill casks and sherry-seasoned European oak butts. The nose shows lemon curd, aromatic peat, antiseptics, fishing nets, and vanilla ice cream at the seaside. A taste of sweet melon, chocolate, peat, and cocoa with a velvety texture, peppery heat, a spicy note of nduja, and maritime smoke. The finish is drying, smoky, and salty. A pleasant oiliness develops with water, with passion fruit, and more pungent peppery peat smoke. " - 94/100 point