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Lagavulin 1979 Distillers Edition, Pedro Ximenez Finish

Brand: Lagavulin
Expression: 1979 Distillers Edition, Pedro Ximenez Finish
Type: Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Vintage: 1979
Abv: 43.00%
Produced at: Lagavulin Distillery
Region: Islay
Launched: 1784
Availability: Europe, Canada, USA, Japan
Guide Price: £41-£70 (US$66-US$113)
Website: http://www.malts.com

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Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 6 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Fresh attack, with hits of peat, tar, sulphur and salt, soothed with beeswax.
Palate
Rich and extremely sweet, then smoky, becoming medicinal and eventually seaweedy.
Finish
Pepper, salt, sand.
Comment
The wrestling match between distillery character and Pedro Ximinez finish ends, at length, in a draw.

Jim Murray

Nose
Extraordinary fruit: cherries mainly but some fresh grape, too. Very winey and this drifts in and out of the peat gathering in intensity.
Palate
Immediately spicy, but the peat arrives with a beatifully clean grape. Peat dominates over coffee.
Finish
Some salty notes are added to the coffee and the fabulously lingering peat. Long and satisfying.
Comment
A big improvement on the first version with much more fruit, body and intensity. Beautiful.

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