Lagavulin 2001 Distillers Edition (Bottled 2017)

N: Sherry dominates the nose which I didn't anticipate! I know it's finished in Sherry, but I thought the peat would dominate. Lingering awhile and the peat reveals itself subtlety on the back end. We'll done! P: Very heavy Sherry influence on the palette. Granted, this has been open for 9 years so it may have lost some of the smoke from the initial opening (and I just drank Ardbeg Scortch beforehand...). If you sit with this a bit it is a huge Sherry bomb that then turns into the Peaty smoke you're expecting. We're hitting some vanilla and maybe a touch of Heather and honey along the way as well. If you're a fan of Lagavulin 16 and Sherry, pick one of these up. This is really well done! F: The Sherry gives way to Peaty at the end. I'll say this is a medium finish. I still need to experience one of these at cask strength to see what that's like!

Smoke, bread, and faint burnt caramel nose; the body is smoky and peaty, though not as much as regular lagavulin, there is definitely notable stone fruit and red wine notes given the Pedro ximenez second casking; disappointingly a little thin; slight burn in the middle; pretty dry, fleeting sweetness up front; finishes with smoke and some fruit rind astringency; good with added fruit notes, but overall I feel, inferior to the original and definitely not worth the cost

Classic intense lagavulin aroma with solid amount of smoke and hints of iodine. Really opens up with some water and mellows to a hint of vanilla. Clean, smooth peaty taste with some golden raisins and bread pudding. Not as sweet as expected but this is just classic Lagavulin mellowed a tad. Great stuff. Batch no lgv. 4/506

Very smooth. Smells and tastes more like scotch than anything.

Great! Everything you’d expect from Lagavulin.

Briny, peaty, caramel. Quite good.