The Lagavulin 12 Year Old is one of Diageo’s Special Releases that lots of people are looking out for. It’s widely available, for a reasonable price, and it tends to get (ridiculously) high marks.

Lagavulin 12 yo (56,8%, OB 2015, 15th release)

Nose: apparently warmer and sweeter than previous years, but not much. Sweet lemon and pear. Deep sooty notes as well, youngish peat, medicinal notes and hints of leather. Menthol. Bonfire on the beach. Hints of hot chilli after a while. Mouth: big smoke and burnt wood, rather acrid at first but slowly becoming sweeter and fresher...