Lagavulin 12 year old “Fireside Tales” Single Malt Scotch Whisky Special Release 2024

Smoothly creamy and really mouth-filling in texture, very sweet to taste at first then quickly drying, with a sprinkling of salt and a controlled smokiness. Drying in feel, and quite gentle. Fresh, clean phenols rise to the fore at once with aromas of a smoldering bonfire on a distant beach. Long, finally powerfully smoky and drying, with a twist of warming spice that also lingers in the aftertaste.