Lagavulin Batch 3 (TBWC)

That Boutique-y Whisky Company bottled this 10 year old Lagavulin as Batch 3, a cask strength ex-Bourbon release, an outturn of 365 bottles. The distillery dates from 1816, set between Laphroaig and Ardbeg on Islay.

Lagavulin's pot stills run slowly, building a dense peated character. Matured in ex-Bourbon at full strength, ten years give a vivid, direct smoke.

Bottled without dilution at 52.3%. The smoke rises from guaiacol and phenols, the ex-Bourbon giving vanilla. A rare independent Lagavulin from a characterful bottler.