Lagavulin Offerman Edition 2 Guinness Cask Finish
11 Year Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
46% ABV
$80-$100
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What the Bottle Says
“I have travelled the world and sampled many attempts at pleasing nectars, but it is solely this distillation on Islay; a tiny, charismatic Scottish isle, that has claimed my palate,
Yea, and my heart into the bargain.”
Nick Offerman
TASTING NOTES
PALATE: A glorious adventure in ‘sweet peat’ through the combination of the intense peat and charred wood notes of Lagavulin with the roasted coffee, dark chocolate and sweet caramel notes from the Guinness casks.
What Gary Says
Nose: Sweet peat with sea air, hint of Guinness stout, ashy with leather, a hint of dried fruits with chocolate.
Palate: Creamy and sweet with vanilla bean, chocolate, some tropical fruit notes of mango and dried pineapple, underlying peat smoke.
Finish: Moderately long with sea salt, chocolate malt and pepper with peat.
Comments: This is delicious! Classic Lagavulin profile, but the Guinness really adds a lovely dimension without taking center stage. The 4 month finishing in former Guinness Beer Casks from the Open Gate Brewery in Maryland seems to have struck that right balance. I enjoyed the first Offerman Edition, and like this one even more (note that these were sampled months apart – just getting the reviews posted in close proximity!). If I have any complaint, it is that Lagavulin doesn’t acknowledge this fine dram on their web-site (their site in general leaves much to be desired, although if I wasn’t looking for content for a review – probably wouldn’t care!) If you’re a fan of Lagavulin, I’d absolutely seek this one out.