1980’s Lagavulin 16 year old 4cL

This is an un - open, an appears to be a 4cl fill level

Lagavulin 16 yo (43%, OB, White Horse Distillers, 75cl, -/+ Late 1980s)

This is one of the earliest batches of the 16 year old, a UK market version this one.

Colour: Gold

Nose: Sweet, whispering peats and more luscious, up-front fruit qualities. Banana, pineapple, greengage, a little mango. Then iodine, old rope, hessian, tar liqueur and brine. Quite magnificent and more towards a fruitier, older style of Islay whisky.

Mouth: Magnificent! Old rope, tar, peat, various oils, fruit liqueurs, oysters, lemon peel, crystallised tropical fruits. A whole other ballpark this stuff! Camphors, resins, smoked tea, black olives, earth, sandalwood, the list goes on and on... call that brigade of yours Serge! Orange blossom and medical tinctures emerge with a little more time.

Finish: Full spectrum: coastal to sweet; deep peat to fragrant smoke; green to tropical. Beautiful and not a little humbling.