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Lagavulin 12 Year Old Cask Strength (2020 Special Release)

Scotch Single Malt Islay
Age
12 years
ABV
56.4%
Introduced
2020
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Pale to mid gold; light and clean appearance typical of refill American oak maturation
Nose
Another vintage in the annual series. This one shows a particularly clean, precise peat character — the distillery's elegance at its most refined. Dry peat smoke, sea salt, lemon sherbet, vanilla. Less maritime than the 2021, more classically balanced. Toasted almonds and marzipan emerge alongside the standard peat-vanilla axis. Gentle beeswax and honey
Palate
Cask strength at 56.4%. Clean, elegant peat — more refined and less maritime than the 2021 vintage. Lemon sherbet sweetness, vanilla, toasted almonds, and marzipan. The almond/marzipan note is distinctive to this vintage and adds a nutty dimension. Dry ashy peat provides the backbone. Sea salt present but supporting. Beeswax and honey mouthfeel. Water opens gentle floral notes and white chocolate
Finish
Long, clean finish with dry peat, lemon, and toasted almonds. The marzipan note persists uniquely. Sea salt and vanilla on the tail. One of the more refined and nuanced vintages in the series

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Refill American oak casks

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