Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Bright gold; medium weight with clean legs — consistent with the refill American oak profile
Nose
Same annual release template as the 2022 — 12 years, cask strength, refill American oak — but each vintage varies due to specific cask selection. This vintage shows slightly more maritime character: seaweed, rockpool, and ozone alongside the standard dry peat, vanilla, and lemon. A whiff of smoked fish and beach bonfire. Less coconut than some vintages, more saline and mineral
Palate
Cask strength delivery at 56.5%. Dry ashy peat, sea salt, and iodine — this vintage leans more maritime than some. Vanilla and lemon provide sweetness. Smoked fish and kelp notes add savory complexity. Malt and cereal backbone. The balance tilts slightly toward Walk to Lighthouse territory compared to the sweeter 2022 vintage. Still unmistakably elegant — the Lagavulin composure is present. Water brings out honey, heather, and white pepper
Finish
Long maritime-smoky finish. Sea salt, dry peat, and iodine persist. A saline, mineral quality that evokes standing on the Lagavulin bay shoreline. Vanilla and lemon on the tail. This vintage's maritime emphasis makes it particularly food-friendly
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
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