Jackson05 scored this whisky 88 points

Had in a lineup that included: Laphroaig 10 CS (8), Cairdeas 2016, Kilchoman 10 yr first fill bourbon, 1983 Caol Ila 29 yr hoggie. There may have been another, but what was glaring in this lineup was the absence of wood influence on the Lagavulin. I never really understood the appeal before it was put in this context. I found it was closer in many ways to a very naked Dailuaine (108496), than the other Islanders. You get a sense of the wort, and new make. ‘Pristine’, ‘milimetric’, ‘like a blade’...just read Serge or Angus, they describe it perfectly. It’s completely transparent. I get it now.