Lagg Batch 02 Ex-Oloroso Sherry Cask 50%

Distilled in 2019, this is the second of a trio of Inagural Release bottlings from the Lagg Distillery. Opened by the folks who brought you the Isle of Arran Distillery, now called Lochranza, Lagg started production in 2019. This release is made from double distilled heavily peated Concerto malt matured initially in ex-Bourbon casks before finishing for 6 months in ex-Oloroso Sherry casks. 50%. 

Producer Description

"For this series of inaugural bottlings, we used Concerto malted barley and water from our own borehole. The malt is peated to 50ppm in the kiln. We receive it, crush it and agitate it in our mash tun to create a cloudy wort which delivers a more oily, robust flavor. Our chosen yeast and fermentation time allows us to create the full-bodied flavor we're looking for in our distillation. We then distill twice, at nearly twice the speed of Lochranza, in our handmade copper pot stills. The spirit for this release was matured in first fill, ex-bourbon casks for 30 months and then finished for 6 months in 55L ex-Oloroso sherry casks prior to release. It was bottled unchill-filtered, without the addition of any colorings and at the higher strength of 50% ABV. A very well-balanced Single Malt, with notes of sultanas, warm spices and smoke."

Colour: Russet muscat/Tawny

Nose: Medium intensity. Earthy peat smoke. Lots of sweetness and nuttiness coming through. Cocoa, some fruitcake. A real earthy note.

Palate: Creamy and thick. Big hit of the peat. Certainly, doesn’t feel its ABV! Some chewy toffees and red fruits.

Finish: Medium-Long. More peat, classic bonfires. Oaked tannins and a hint of sweetness. Touches of salted caramel and caramelized sugars.

Comment: With water, initially a big hit of hazelnut milk chocolate on the nose which then develops into sticky, chewy caramel notes on the palate and then as it opens up more salt in the finish and a lovely, salted caramel lingers. Water really helps to open this one up with those sticky sweet notes. Earthy Peat, a bit of oak and lots of rich caramel and treacle-y sweetness.