Quote Originally Posted by arsenal View Post
Personally, I have given it a lot of opportunity, and it doesn't do it for me. Not a big deal. As for the Lagavulin 16, I had a bottle of that and remember tasting it after having sat aside for a bit. I was blown away by how great it was. And the Glenkinchie - also very nice. A lot more delicate than the Lagavulin for sure! Both were great.

Looks like you are making your way around Diageo nicely. Is Dalwhinnie next for you, by chance???
Sorry for the wait, I haven't been on much for a while. Dalwhinnie is definitely on the cards, I'm working through Diageo's classic malts because they're available in small bottles and it makes for cost effective blog content. Last time I remember tasting Lagavulin was in a pub about 7 years ago. I remember there wasn't much left in the bottle and it tasted a bit washed out. At the time I thought maybe they'd watered it down, but now I think it had just been nearly empty for a long time. Just opened a new bottle and it's awesome. I'd love to try an indy bottling without chill filtering or a cask strength version.