Lagavulin 9 Years Old Game of Thrones (750ml)
Tasting Notes:
- Color: Amber.
- Nose: Sweet and smoky. Medicinal (iodine) and slightly vegetal peat. Caramel, milk chocolate, Graham crackers, orchard fruit, and stone fruit. After resting in the glass for some time, dark roasted coffee bean aromas start to develop.
- Palate: Strong smoke and iodine, followed by burnt caramel, dark roasted coffee, milk chocolate, graham crackers, vanilla, and baked banana. Buried beneath all that is a hint of cinnamon, slightly bitter apples, and a sweet, almost syrupy stone fruit note that comes and goes with each sip.
- Finish: Long. Smoke and iodine linger, accompanied by a ton of vanilla, burnt, salted caramel, and dark roasted coffee, with a hint of cinnamon in the background.
Lagavulin 9 Year Old sits in a somewhat odd middle ground between the more youthful and assertive Lagavulin 8 Year Old, and the older, more elegant Lagavulin 16 Year Old, failing to best or even match either whisky. If I want a big and brash Lagavulin, I’d rather reach for the 8 Year Old, and if I want a more refined experience, I’d rather reach for the 16 Year Old.
That doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy Lagavulin 9 Year Old. Quite the contrary. It’s just that my expectations for Lagavulin are high, as I know they can do better. In fact, they have done better. Since Lagavulin 9 Year Old was released, the distillery has put out several limited releases under the Lagavulin Offerman Edition series, all of which are more unique and enjoyable.
Lagavulin 9 Year Old can still be found on closeout for under $50 in some markets, and at that price it’s worth picking up as a good bang for your buck daily driver. However, if you live in a market where the Lagavulin 8 Year Old can also be obtained for under $50, as I do, then I’d recommend the latter.
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Tasting Notes:
- Color: Amber.
- Nose: Sweet and smoky. Medicinal (iodine) and slightly vegetal peat. Caramel, milk chocolate, Graham crackers, orchard fruit, and stone fruit. After resting in the glass for some time, dark roasted coffee bean aromas start to develop.
- Palate: Strong smoke and iodine, followed by burnt caramel, dark roasted coffee, milk chocolate, graham crackers, vanilla, and baked banana. Buried beneath all that is a hint of cinnamon, slightly bitter apples, and a sweet, almost syrupy stone fruit note that comes and goes with each sip.
- Finish: Long. Smoke and iodine linger, accompanied by a ton of vanilla, burnt, salted caramel, and dark roasted coffee, with a hint of cinnamon in the background.
Lagavulin 9 Year Old sits in a somewhat odd middle ground between the more youthful and assertive Lagavulin 8 Year Old, and the older, more elegant Lagavulin 16 Year Old, failing to best or even match either whisky. If I want a big and brash Lagavulin, I’d rather reach for the 8 Year Old, and if I want a more refined experience, I’d rather reach for the 16 Year Old.
That doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy Lagavulin 9 Year Old. Quite the contrary. It’s just that my expectations for Lagavulin are high, as I know they can do better. In fact, they have done better. Since Lagavulin 9 Year Old was released, the distillery has put out several limited releases under the Lagavulin Offerman Edition series, all of which are more unique and enjoyable.
Lagavulin 9 Year Old can still be found on closeout for under $50 in some markets, and at that price it’s worth picking up as a good bang for your buck daily driver. However, if you live in a market where the Lagavulin 8 Year Old can also be obtained for under $50, as I do, then I’d recommend the latter.
