#lagavulin

[chuck-arts]

#lagavulin

[sgphotography77]

#photographers on tumblr #nikon #35mm #photographersontumblr #looks like film #lagavulin #scotch

[dallas-big-boy]

Happy birthday to me

#big boy #dallas #fat bear #bi #dallas texas #texas #dallas tx #dallastexas #dallastx #lagavulin #whiskey #scotch

[shamrocks-and-shenanigans]

#lagavulin #scotch whisky

[writtenwyrm]

Lagavulin isn’t NEARLY so intimidating when you see it’s real size

(Thanks to my roommate for the wonderful Christmas plushie!)

#slay the spire #Lagavulin

[maltmemorandum]

Lagavulin 1991-2015 Feis Ile 2015.

Refreshing herb and moistured malty, elegant roast peat and gentle iodine aroma. Noble Lagavulin fragrance. With oily mouthfeel, burnt malty and gooey sweet flavor with delicate mixed herbs. Woody finish then velvet like burnt malty and rich broth, gooey sweet remains longly.

#Lagavulin #Bewitching

[blackswaneuroparedux]

There is no wrong way to consume alcohol.

- Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman)

If you’ve ever watched an episode of  fantastic comedy series “Parks & Rec” then you probably know that Nick Offerman’s character, Ron Swanson, is a connoisseur of scotch whisky, particularly Lagavulin. It was the fictitious Mr. Swanson who put so many fresh eyes on the tiny island where Lagavulin lives. That love also extends to Nick Offerman himself, who teamed up with the distillery for some advertising spots back in 2014, and eventually his own bottle of whisky, Lagavulin Offerman Edition, back in 2019.

In 2021 Offerman and Lagavulin revealed another addition to the Offerman line: Lagavulin Offerman Edition: Guinness Cask Finish. I just had a few drams. It’s pretty good.

Normally I’m a Speyside whisky girl but I do have a soft spot for Islay whisky as I like to have a broad palate.

I always disregard the tasting notes provided on the back of boxes. Too often they run the range from yawn to snore: “Hints of chocolate, vanilla, caramel, and snore!” The marketing brains behind the labels need to pay more attention to what tasting notes guff are printed on these boxes.

The tasting notes given on the box are ‘chocolate, caramel, and coffee’. I personally didn’t taste any chocolate until I tried it again, a few nights after I opened the bottle and added a little water, but I would not call it a prominent note. So why is it boasted on the bottle? I did taste coffee and sure, a little caramel. The spirit is finished for four months in ex-Guinness casks, so they slap the word “chocolate” on the label, because people always compare Guinness to a chocolate shake. Is it creamy? Yes. Coffee? Sure. Chocolate? Eh.

It’s not even sweet but mostly bitter, more chocolate baking powder than chocolate. To the untrained palate, Lagavulin is many things, but chocolate is not the first, second, or ninth of them that anyone will notice. I have a tenacious palate and chocolate is, at best, a distant background. Chocolate is such a varying and cozy note, any brown spirit could get away with describing it as such. But my point is there are so many other notes that are much bigger stage hogs than chocolate.

The Offerman Guinness Finished needed time to open up and reveal itself. The last 3rd of any bottle will always taste different than the first few drams. For the Offerman Guinness Finished, coffee or espresso grounds would be more appropriate notes because this spirit is more bitter than sweet. As it should be. It’s an Islay scotch.

Overall, this is a fun slant on the classic Lagavulin 16. The smoke is not as pungent, but still strong and filthy. The marine influence is dry and dirty, like damp beach garbage that would attract a seagull. I love it. The bitterness is fun, you hold it in your mouth long enough, or dilute it a bit with water, and the richness and complexity begins. Citrus, coffee, even a tad of talcum (did you ever lick the powder as a kid, or are you normal?). In sum, all these notes have a bitterness that I appreciate. Things get sweeter the longer you get to know the spirit. The ginger, almond, spearmint, vanilla and carob baking powder jumped out after several drams seriously mulled over. I like it better than Laga 16.

My glencairn overfloweth!

#offerman #nick offerman #ron swanson #quote #lagavulin #islay #whisky #scotch #weight loss drink #drinking #taste notes #culture

[primepalindrome]

Lagavulin, a rude awakening

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#slay the spire #lagavulin #slay the spire fanart #fan art #ink #traditional art #boss #artists on tumblr #art #primepalindrome

[married-to-a-redhead]

Friday night reading and relaxation.

#my photography #personal #lagavulin #swords of the emperor #scotch

[maltrunners]

Lagavulin 20 Year, Fèis Ìle 2020

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Lagavulin. Bottler: Distillery. Region: Scotland/Islay Single Malt. ABV: 54%. Age: 20 Years. Bottled in 2020. Cask type: Refill and PX/Oloroso Seasoned Hogsheads. Nose: Coastal and earthy, woven pandanus and coconut palm; a touch of mint, charred lemons and oranges; old bonfire pits, grilled shellfish, a touch of tarry ropes and gunpowder. Palate:…

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#Islay #Lagavulin #Rated 85-89 #Scotch #Scotch Review #Whiskery Turnip #Whisky Review

[madjackhighway]

I'll sign off on that.

#whiskey #lagavulin #full body

[sgphotography77]

#lagavulin #photography #photographers on tumblr #35mm #fuji #scotch #looks like film

[jhesite]

#whisky #Lagavulin #Lagavulin 16 #Scotch whisky #Islay single malt #single malt #Islay Scotch whisky #Lagavulin16 #safe bet

[whiskeybeerandcigars]

A small personal tasting tonight.

#whisky #glenfiddich #scotch #single malt #lagavulin #hibiki #johnnie walker

[whiskyaway]

Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

The Smoky Lagavulin Crowd Pleaser

The Lagavulin 16YO on the nose is the promise of a long, leisurely drive by the coast, the rubber tires of a new car spinning against warm asphalt. My head is out the window, taking in a bright, marshy aroma as wetlands flank us on one side, and the cloudy ocean on the other. There is only a little wood in this drink and it is richer, with underlying dark chocolate that breaks down into slithers of plastic. 

On the taste, it’s as though we’ve finally found a good spot to get out of the car and sit by the sea. A bonfire has been lit in stark daylight, drawing all heat to itself as the day turns colder, crisper. It is comfortingly, subtly sweet, and the plastic from the nose drifts past the back of the tongue and forward with a lazy trance of honey. The flavour sits on the tongue like a treasured memory –childhood laughter brought to relief, chasing away my world-weariness –a reminder that these years and decades on can be just as bright as the days of my youth. This reminder matures with a very long and very pleasant tobacco aftertaste, cleaved every now and then by the tang of dried wood. This feels very much like wading in the shallows of the ocean; the wood floats away and slowly I’m aware that the brine is distinct, drying the mouth with a thin layer of iodine. 

It’s that gentle introduction to Islay whiskies, more reckless with its sweetness. I’d enjoy this dram once or twice a week, clocking in at a less aggressive 8 out of 10. This is a lot of whisky for what I usually pay, which for certain specials at a local bottle shop can be below $90 AUD. It’s a wonderful representative of Islay classic malts, readily available in Melbourne, and the best introduction to peatier stuff! 

#whisky #whiskey #single malt whisky #whisky review #photography #lagavulin #lagavulin16 #diageo #islay #rating: 8 #abv: 43 #Country: Scotland #coastal peat

[cold-earth-connection]

Bought a couple of bottle of the new Nick Offerman/Lagavulin brew-up, very lovely indeed. Perhaps, despite the alarmingly warm temperatures, it is winter at last.

#whisky #nick offerman #lagavulin #whiskey #drink #winter