Lagavulin Distillery Exclusive 2018

Prepare yourselves, a perfect whisky is approaching. It appears that Lagavulin, in what I consider a great year for that distillery, 2018, released a distillery exclusive single malt, double matured in a first-fill and a re-charred oak cask. It was bottled at 53.5% abv, a good strength, and sold for about 110 pounds in the shop. Little did they know, this humble reviewer was going to try it, analyze it into wonderful notes, and write this proud assessment. And as I stated before, brace yourselves, this is a perfect whisky. On the nose, peat and sweetness. Caramel and chocolate; milk and coffee. Ashes, gooseberries. Medicinal notes, but also coconut. Incredible aroma. The white oak is noticeable and mixes wonderfully with the peatiness. On the palate, oh my friends, this is delicious. Vanilla, coconut, pepper, and sulfuric notes. Powerfully and elegantly spicy: Chili and wasabi. Fantastic. Aftertaste is simple, but perfect. It only has three notes; very important, clean notes that are so satisfying that you feel absolutely happy: Smoke, pepper, and vanilla. Overall, I can say this one is not too difficult to find; I believe it's always available in some auctions and specialized whisky retailer websites. You must get one. Or two. Or three. Perhaps all of them. Great whisky, it will be in my top ten this year. My score is 100 out of 100.