Lagavulin Distillers Edition, Distillery Bottled 2006
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Sweet and peaty with beeswax and seaweed undertones
- Fresh attack on the nose, with tar and punches of peat, sulphur and salt, then soothed with beeswax
- Rich and sweet, on the palate then smoky, medicinal and seaweedy
- A saline and peppery finish
- Lagavulin produce iconic and definitive Islay whisky
- Vintage: 2006
- Type/Colour: Single Malt Whisky
- Alcohol: 43%
- Bottle Size: 70cl
- Country: Scotland
The distillery of Lagavulin officially dates from 1816, when John Jonston and Archibald Campbell constructed two distilleries on the site. One of them became Lagavulin, taking over the other—which one is not exactly known. Records show illicit distillation in at least ten illegal distilleries on the site as far back as 1742, however. In the 19th century, several legal battles ensued with their neighbour Laphroaig, brought about after the distiller at Lagavulin, Sir Peter Mackie, leased the Laphroaig distillery. It is said that Mackie attempted to copy Laphroaig's style. Since the water and peat at Lagavulin's premises was different from that at Laphroaig's, the result was different. The Lagavulin distillery is located in the town of the same name.
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