Lagavulin 11 Year Old Guinness Cask Finish Offerman Edition #2 Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL

In an exclusive world first, Islay distillery Lagavulin and Irish powerhouse stout Guinness have teamed up to finish 11 Year old Lagavulin in ex Guinness casks. This limited-edition whisky combines the signature Lagavulin intense peat and woodfire smoke with the creamy caramel, roasted coffee notes and dark chocolate from the Guinness casks, creating a once in a lifetime flavour of ‘sweet peat’ in a Lagavulin bottle.

The Guinness casks provide a real creaminess to the whisky, something not usually found in Lagavulin expressions, and it all winds down with a peaty, smoky finish that lingers like a smouldering campfire at Ron’s log cabin. As always, a higher ABV never hurts, and at 46% offers a little more oomph than you’ll find in the 16 Year Old.

Tasting Notes:

Colour: Pale Marigold.

Nose: Signature Lagavulin peat and woodfire smoke mix with creamy caramel and chocolate from the Guinness Casks to create ‘Sweet Peat’.

Palate: A flavour bomb of aromatic peat, roasted coffee and butterscotch followed by juicy red berries and green toffee apple.

Finish: Long and intense, with lingering peat, fresh espresso and rich dark chocolate.

"The nose is a mix of smoldering smoke and peat with roasty coffee notes, cocoa powder, and bitter-herbal hops. The palate showcases Baker's chocolate and fresh-pulled espresso crema up front, followed by malted milk balls, spearmint, campfire, and oak. The Guinness also imparts a bit of velvety viscosity to the spirit, while dampening the smokiness and boosting the bitter. A pleasant finish is, in a phrase, mounds of peat-smoked chocolate, closing out a well-integrated showing between the Scotch base and beer finish." - Jake Emen, Distiller