What do we’ve right here? A blended malt, however we already know that’s typically only a manner of obfuscating the precise (single) distillery. On this case it says LG, which reminds us of a well-known Islay distillery.
Surprisingly it additionally says Origin: Europe on the label so legally it’s not even a Scotch whisky. That’s as a result of it got here to mainland Europe after three years of maturation, the place The Whisky Jury poured it right into a contemporary Oloroso sherry cask which they sourced immediately from Jerez. It then aged for 2 extra years in Belgium, which makes lose the suitable to be named Scotch whisky.
LG 2019 – ‘Origin Europe’ (48,88%, The Whisky Jury 2025, Blended Malt, Oloroso cask #15)
Nostril: basic South shore Islay, with hints of bandages, seaweed and iodine, leafy notes and hints of wormwood. A number of natural components but additionally a pleasant candy fruitiness beneath (peach?). Then a mixture of warming coal smoke and light-weight minerals. A little bit of raisin as effectively, however the sherry may be very balanced.
Mouth: extremely drinkable and relatively oily. Nonetheless a little bit of that fruity sweetness (pears for certain, additionally banana cake? and raisins), with loads of large, heat wooden smoke and medicinal notes. Some bready notes, together with lemons and vanilla. Sooty touches. The sherry made it fairly sugary with out disowning the Islay character.
End: lengthy, nonetheless fairly candy, with leafy notes, refined coastal hints and warming smoke.
The epitome of card gamers Islay whisky. You can purchase this European Lag and seize the bottle on a night with mates. The worth makes it even tougher to withstand. TWJ welcomed a few new retailers, see the full listing right here.
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