88
Score
Lagavulin Distillers Edition 1995, 43%
Price: ● Issue: Summer 2012 ● Reviewer: Dave Broom ● Category: Single Malt Scotch
It's a brave person who tries to persuade a malt like Lagavulin to go into a different direction. Indeed, even PX casks, from the sweetest fortified wine of all, can't fully obscure the distillery's character, just give it a raisined coating. The creosote turns to tar and licorice, while there's Syrah-like sootiness, and damson. This release is slightly less sweet than in the past and is the better for it, though I still prefer my Lagavulin relatively ‘naked.'