Lagavulin 16 Year Old

Lagavulin is a classic example of how smoke isn't a blunt instrument that covers everything in a fog but an element that works with all the flavours produced in distillation and maturation. Lagavulin isn't 'smokey.' Its peat moves into a weird territory of Lapsang Souchong tea, pipe tobacco, fish boxes and kippers. It smells of laurel and light cereal but is always sweet. The palate shows more creosote, with hints of kelp and a little touch of iodine. Very complex.