Lagavulin 11 Caribbean Rum Cask Finish Offerman Edition
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video I will be reviewing Lagavulin 11 Caribbean Rum Cask Finish Offerman Edition single malt scotch whisky.
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The peated scotch that turned me into a “Peat-Head” was the Lagavulin 12 from 2017.
Prior to that I used to avoid anything peated.
It took me a while before I got the courage to try my first peated scotch. Once I did there was no looking back. I am a peat head now. Cheers!
My first was Ardbeg 10 and I fell in love with it. Originally cut my teeth with bourbon in the whiskey world. However I love all styles of whiskey. Even though peated is not the one I reach for as often as others, I still have several peated whiskeys in my collection when I’m feeling for some smoky goodness
As I got into peated scotch Ardbeg is on the top of my list of favorites.
Oh no! Not fans!! Waiting for the tasting of the 16!! That was my beloved gateway into scotch! I fell in love!!🥰
The sweetness in charred pineapple!! 🍍 Makes the comments coming!! Love this so much!!! You two rock!!!
Great video, especially since therep wasn't much editing, that I could tell. Several years ago before starting my whiskey journey, I tasted a sip of some Laphroaig that I was not prepared for. I stayed away from peat until earlier this year when I tried Glenglassaugh Torfa. Oh boy, smoke and salted caramel. So good that I purchased several backups since this expression has been discontinued. Cheers!
Once you find a profile you like it's hard not to stock up. Wise choice especially if it's discontinued. Cheers!
Laphroaig 10 and I absolutely fell in love at first smell and sip! Love the smoke!
I feel the same way about Ardbeg. Cheers!
I love peated scotches! My first scotch had to be Ballentines. Cheap bar scotch I used to have all the time in Portugal. I love lagavulin 16!
I think my preferred scotch would be peated. If I had a choice to reach for a peated or unpeated bottle 8 out of 10 times I would grab the peated bottle.
Great review you guys!
Laphroaig was my first peated scotch but it was Ardbeg 10 that really got me into it.
I don’t get much iodine on this Lagavulin. I get charred pineapple and sugar dosed rum with that same bitterness you mentioned. I much prefer the Lagavulin 8 to this.
I like the Ardbeg profile more then other peated whiskies and the charred pineapple note is one of my favorite notes to get in peated bottles.
My first scotch period was Port Charlotte 10. Was a fan straight away, I just think it's wonderful how many different flavors come out of peated scotch, even when the flavors are "weird". PC10 remains one of my favorite whiskeys.
You picked a good one to start out with. That's a fantastic bottle.
Islay whiskies in particular I find I often spend more time rolling in the glass and nosing than I do actually drinking. I just really enjoy the richness and complexity of the nose, and how it blossoms and changes after pouring.
It's also probably a combination of the whiskey itself opening up and your sense of smell learning to ignore/tone down certain notes.
I am right there with you. I really enjoy how peated whisky opens up and gives you a lot of time to enjoy it on a different level.
My very first bottle of peated scotch I purchased was an Islay Port Charlotte Heavy Peat. I really dove in! I got home and the whole room smelled like peat when I opened the bottle. I was so put off by the smell that I was worried I had wasted my money. But…. I must say, it was absolutely beautiful on the sip. I tasted it and it was one of the most beautiful sippers I have ever had. It is now going to be on my shelf as a continuous sipper.
You make a good point. I wonder how many people are put off by the smell and never make it to the sip to see if they like it. 🤔
@@whiskeyisajourney yeah, I would say you’re right. I think there’s also something to say about peats not being all the same, cause I had the Johnny walker black label before and that is not a pleasant compliment. They don’t seem to be in the same category.
My first scotch was peated and it was Ardbeg Uigeadail . I think the best one is the Guinness cask finished one out of the Offerman editions.
Gosh dang it. That is the only one I don't have. I looked for it, but was not able to get my hands on it. A lot of people think the same thing.
Yes I let my scotch open up for about a half hour! How did I not get the bitter! I need to do tastings with you both!!
I went in full throttle with peaty Scotch. It was based on an Erik Wait Whisky studies video talking about must have Scotches where Erik was dancing and before the beard. I started with Ardbeg 10 year and it was love at first taste. It got to the point where I craved the peat at random times.
Ardbeg was what sent me down the peated path. Love it! Cheers!
My first peated single malt was the Ardbeg Uigeadall. That one set me on my peat journey. Haven't tried the Lagavulin 11 yet.
Ardbeg sent me down the peat path and I haven't looked back.
It’s so interesting!! I don’t get the iodine and bandages prominently on my palette even with Laphroaig 10!!
Solid review and the experimental/educational element included in these bro/sis videos is exactly what it should be. Don't worry about low scoring these gems due to where you are in your journey. For me, once I got into the peated scotches some months/years ago, the first 15-20 mins are dedicated to nosing, set it down, sniff, let the brain acclimate with what the nose is telling you and then start with a small sip or two. I would then progress to adding tiny drops of water to a point where I feel the scotch and palate have come to a mutual agreement. This approach gives me what I think I expect out of my drinking experience. I have enjoyed multiple lagavulins over time including a couple of Diageo special releases in the last couple of years.
I think spending time with a glass is important and tinkering with the water helps improve your experience with that glass. It also can improve your noising and tasing. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
I guess drinking a single glass of whiskey is a journey in itself! I like it!! Cheers!
Another solid video even with being flipped off 😂
Lagavulin 16 was my first peated scotch. It was ok but not great. My second peated was an Octomore and I fell in love with peat.
A great daily is Port Charlotte 10 year.
I decided to slow down buying and passed on this edition as Lagavulin isn’t my favorite it is just a good pour. I think I need to still go get the Lagavulin 8 year so I have all of last year’s releases.
After your review I am so glad I decided to spend a little bit more and bought an Old Line 114 cask strength & a Sagamore Sherry instead of this special release
She knows how to win over the hearts of the viewers doesn't she? Octomore and Port Charlottte are fantastic! Cheers
Mary Bridget you are an amazing good sport!!! Give the Lagavulin 16 some time! You might open up to it! You could also try Benromach 10 - it’s a different smoke!! I adore you both and I loved the amazing shoutouts!! It’s a big birthday coming up on Tuesday and this is an awesome birthday gift!! Loved watching!! I understand peat is so subjective. Talisker 10 is a possibility although it’s much more spacey but like Lagavulin 16 and 11 has about 20ppm!! I still find it amazing I fell in love with peat immediately!! Cheers to you both!! Fab video!!
Well, I was hoping to like it more, but maybe in time I will.Thanks for all the sweet comments! Is your birthday the 16th of July? Our mom's was the 16th. The family is getting together to celebrate her even though she is no longer with us. This first birthday is going to be rough, but we will be together supporting one another and that's what's important.
Happy birthday!!! I hope it's a good one!! Cheers!
The 16th is going to be a reflective day to say the least. It's crazy to think that just a year ago today we were in Portland celebrating her 80th with her and now we will be celebrating her 81st, but in a different way. Feels so strange.
@@mary-bridgetfasciano9970 Awww. I remember the year we celebrated my mom's birthday right after she passed away. So difficult. I am the youngest of 3 kids - sibs a lot older - 16 and 13 years - and my mom and I were so close! I miss her so much. It's 10 years since she passed away. Great memories!! My birthday is on the 17th!! I am with you all in caring thoughts. I mean it. I am thrilled that you tried both Lagavulins!! You are amazing!! I hope in time you come to love the Lagavulin 16 but hey we all have our own palettes and I respect everyone's palette so much!! I do recommend the Lagavulin Distiller's Edition - so good - perhaps lighter on the peat! Hugs and care MB!! 🙂
When I first began drinking Scotch, I primarily enjoyed unpeated Speyside single malts and blended malts like Monkey Shoulder and Orchard House. I couldn't tolerate the peat level in JW Black. However, someone introduced me to Highland Park 12, which has a subtle heather peat. I found it palatable, especially after adding a bit of Drambuie to enhance the heather and honey sweetness. Nowadays, I rarely have a Rusty Nail but have become a fan of peated Scotch. I prefer peat flavors like Highland Park and Ardbeg's bbq flavor or highland style forest floor type peat, even the Campbell "tire fire" style, though I still avoid the iodine/bandaid flavors.
It took me a while to try a peated scotch, but when I thought I was ready I went all in and have not looked back. Consider me a peat-head. The Ardbeg bbq notes are my favorite.
Lagavulin 16 is what got me into Scotch it's like Smoky Sliky freaking goodness, I have an Offerman Charred Oak Cask 11 edition..
The Charred Oak release is a good one. Cheers!
I am not a peat guy but I do enjoy the 16 year. It isn’t a heavy peat compared with other brands I had a Ardbeg 10 and that was just overload for me on the peat. I am looking at trying other peated bottles just taking my time. Slow and steady.
Slow and steady is a great way to go about it. Cheers!
My spellcheck is going rogue! Hey I didn’t get a ton of iodine. I’m writing in real time as I listen! I got charred pineapple, charred oysters, and spectacular Lagavulin smoke!!
My first peated whisky was Bowmore 12, and let's just say it didn't quite light my fire. Fast forward four years, and now Bowmore feels like a gentle breeze compared to my current smoky love affair with Ardbeg! ^^
Oh wow. My first was Caol Ila 12 and then Ardbeg Uigeadail. My palate tends toward Ardbeg. Love the stuff! Cheers!
guy I started this hobby with, we wanted to dive into peat, so we picked up Laphroaig 10 and Ardbeg 10, did a blind... after we fell for peat, then he picked up a Laga 16 and blinded all 3.......since then Talisker 10 has risen above all.... BUT, have to be in the mood for peat. and the Laga 11 Guinness finish is way better....
You are not the first to day the Guinness was the better release. I will keep looking for it. Cheers!
My first and only peated was Japanese Yoichi not a fan. There are some many whiskeys out there and I'm really enjoying my journey. I will go back to peat at some point in the future.
I think that is a good idea. Visit it later and see if your palate changed. All about the journey. Cheers!
A minute in the glass for each year in the cask...
That's what I've heard as well. Cheers!
You guys are nuts
We batch shot a few videos and I edited out about 45min of footage. We went off the rails a little.
A good nuts though, right?? 😂
1st peated that I liked was Port Charlotte 10 heavily peated. Then I moved to the Lagavulin when it was less unaffordable. That was years ago and I stayed in a peat mode for a few years. Then I grew to tire of it. Like IPAs... chasing the peat dragon. Now I'll go for a peaty scotch when I'm in the mood. Call me nuts.
Also, generally, not a fan of rum or tequila finished scotch.
I hear you. For the most part I'm not a fan of rum or tequila finishes either.
To answer MB's question: I stick by Ralfy's rule: a minute in the glass for each year in the cask. Usually it's even a bit more than that.
I have heard that as well. In fact I said that in the video, but I might have edited that out. Cheers!
That's what I've heard Peter say before. Maybe I'll do that the next time I taste something peated and see if it make a difference for me. Thanks! Cheers!
@@whiskeyisajourney Didn't pick up on it this time, but that could've been my bad. 😁
Give Mary Bridget a Caribbean Rum! Forget the whisky!
Do you have a suggestion? I'm not familiar with rum.
@@whiskeyisajourney just giving you a hard time.
@@DileepB gotcha. 😜
😂😂 I think I’ll take the whiskey over rum. I’m even less of a rum fan. Cheers!!
Better than the Laga 16! First peated whisky was Talisker!
Talisker is a good one. The more I have it the more I appreciate it. Cheers!
I have found that acclimating yourself to the nose of a heavily peated whisky makes it easier to pick up the other characteristics like sweetness and fruit flavors.
Absolutely no need to be apologetic for voicing your opinion Mary Bridget. The campfire peat flavor in these Offerman bottlings is much more pronounced than the brand's flagship 16-year-old whisky and is a turn off for many Lagavulin fans.
The smooth and mellow Distiller's Edition with its double maturation in PX casks in my preferred Lagavulin expression.
I agree with you. For me the Distillers Edition is the way to go. PX and peat go very well together.
Maybe I need to try that one then. Thank you for always being so supportive of my journey and being accepting of my opinions, even when I voice them strongly!! I try to be subtle about them like Peter, but it's just not my way. 😂
This review is why I am so hesitant to try a peated scotch. I am not even a fan of Johnnie walker and that’s just probably slight peat.
It's just my opinion, but I don't think you should base your peat experience off of this review. There are much better peated whiskeys out there. Port Charlotte, Long Row, Springbank is very lightly peated, Lagavulin 8 and 16, Ardbeg and Laphroaig.
You can’t begin to like something if you don’t try it. I don’t like peat, but I keep trying because eventually I will find one I like that may help me start my “peat journey.” Cheers!
Lagavulin is overly phenolic to me. I rarely get smoke. It's almost always burnt bandaid and pencil eraser. I haven't had the rum Cask, though.
Lagavulin is a roller coaster for me. Sometimes I get Band-Aid and other times I get campfire smoke. I like it, but I would reach for other bottles.
Lagavulin is only 20ppm. Much lower than many peated scotch whiskies!
Pencil eraser??? interesting. I'll have to look out for that smell. Maybe I have smelled that in a whiskey before and just didn't recognize what it was. 🤔
@christinecamley - yes. And I love Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Port Charlotte, and there are some peated Highland single malts that I love. Doesn't mater how strong the peat is, it matters how the peat impact is expressed through taste.
@mary-bridgetfasciano9970 - yeah, that's in my notes. But think of burnt pencil eraser, like when one rubs it so vigorously that the eraser starts to heat up.
You didn't like it but gave it a 3. That's confusing.
It still has some trace of Lagavulin in it so I couldn't drop it below a 3. Giving it a 2.99 sounded too harsh and I don't think I could have done that.
I’m so glad I avoided this one.
It's nothing special so I don't think you will be missing anything.