Lagavulin – 18 Year Old Bicentenary Edition Feis Ile 1816 to 2016 Natural Cask Strength (70cl, 49.5%)

This is the Lagavulin Fèis Ìle 2016 release, an 18 year old Islay single malt that marks the distillery's 200th anniversary, as the label notes. It is an official bottling of 6000 bottles at a cask strength of 49.5%, in a 70cl bottle. The whisky was drawn from European oak ex-bodega sherry butts and refill American oak hogsheads, chosen by Iain McArthur. The nose is complex, with verbena, yellow chartreuse, citron, limestone, smoked salmon, homemade custard, raw wool and fresh mint. The palate is citrusy, mentholated, smoky and coastal, turning peppery and grassy. The finish is extremely long, peppery and smoky, with green tea and lime.