Lagavulin 2002

Overall rating
87.92/100
votes
391
Whiskybase ID
WB119186
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
The Distillers Edition
Vintage
2002
Bottled
23.08.2018
Casktype
Double Matured in Pedro Ximénez Sherry Wood
Casknumber
lgv.4/507
Strength
43.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml 700 ml 1000 ml
Bottle code
L8235CM
Barcode
5000281052908
Added on
18 oct 2018 8:45 am by Astrid
ColoredChillfiltered
Overall rating
87.92/100
votes
391

Average value

€ 174.23

Whisky reviews for Lagavulin 2002

82 users have left 87 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 87.92 points.

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  1. didi1893 scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    Mild, powerful, and just delicious! A Lagavulin 16 is always a welcome guest in my glass, whether a DE or a "normal" 16s. For a long time I did not have a 16er in the glass, since today I know again why these bottlings are so popular and popular and annoyed me that lately I have not often poured a laga into the glass.
    Good, honest, tasty and tasty, just to enjoy!

    22/22/22/22 (88P)
    • Nose
      Wonderfully reddish shines the 2018er DE with an orange shimmer in Premium Snifter, tough and oily "legs" adorn the glass wall. A beautiful sight, even if it was unfortunately colored here. Sweet fruit flavors mingle with minimal smoky peat, caramel and toffee rise up. Raisins blend with oranges and apricots, sour cherries are discreetly accentuated with blackberries and other red berries. The next moment, the DE shows its maritime side: salty seawater, algae and seaweed, charred driftwood blend in perfectly with phenolic peat, burned logs, embers and a hint of fly ash. Sweet vanilla flashes, chocolate and slightly oily bacon creamy on the nose, hints of citrus fruits stimulate the salivation. Creamy and oily, the wonderfully mild and harmoniously harmonious aromas through the nose, right now I know again what I appreciate and love the 16er standard bottlings of Lagavulin. Mild, creamy, fruity, sweet, peaty, pleasantly smoky, spicy oak, dried grapes and berries ennobled with a few splashes of lemon juice ... Wonderful!
    • Taste
      Mild yet strong peaty Lagavulin wets the tongue. Burnt wood tones tickle the tongue, smoky oily bacon and dried berries stick to the palate, a few drops of bitter grapefruit and sour lemon juice provide a wonderful contrast to the creamy sweetness. Caramelized sugar and liquid toffee drip from the tongue, milk chocolate and a hint of old walnuts are suddenly whitewashed by smoky wood tones and fruity peat. Once again, the maritime side comes into its own. Salt, algae, sea surf, wet wood and slightly "fishy" echoes end up in phenolic peat fire and campfire. Also in the taste I discover the oily and creamy bacon flavor, even if the smoke flavors dominate more than nasal. Embers, ashes and coal massively stimulate the salivation, I am also looking forward to the next sip.
    • Finish
      The last sip still warms the palate, wooden sharpness sticks with a film of white and black pepper on the tongue, chili massages the tip of the tongue while creamy and oily this wonderfully harmonious melange of dried fruits, smoky peat, ash, beguiling sweetness, caramel , Toffee and spicy oak tones turn their lap of honor. Old walnuts come on, the mouthfeel becomes earthier and "wet". Loamy soil, wet leaves and of course peat give the finish an earthy note, in the background are the fruity sweetness and the greasy elements. Slowly the reverberation sounds, mild rests the enchanting potpourri of various flavors on the palate and calls for another dram of this delicious and uncomplicated malts.

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