Lagavulin 11 Offerman Edition Rum Cask Finish Review
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Today I review the newest release of Lagavulin 11 Offerman Edition finished 8 months in rum casks from Jamaica. I usually like peat and rum together so let's see how this one fares.
The previous editions of Offermans were all good so I'm curious to see how this stacks up against it's predecessors. Hope you enjoy, cheers!
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Thanks for the review! I picked this one up a few moths ago and enjoy it, one of my fav rum cask finishes.
@@Adam-r6h5c It is quite an enjoyable dram, I'm glad I tried it as well. Thanks for watching 🥃
Watching this while enjoying a glass of Lagavulin 8YO. They make some pretty good stuff.
The 16 is amazing!!
They do make some good whisky apart from the 8 🤭 I never enjoyed it unfortunately
@@christinecamley hopefully I can try it one day
@@thewhiskyenthusiast wow... What's wrong with the 8 in your opinion?
@@SwapBlogRU I find it too young and too harsh. I know I'm in the minority here and even at my whisky club out of at least 70 people only 2 of us don't like the 8 but it almost feels like a rushed distillation. I much prefer the marketing product of Lannister Game of Thrones 9 or even the 10.
What do you like about it?
100% agree the charred oak was a level up from this one. Nice review, Sertug
@@whiskywhereabouts Thanks Tim, glad you agree 😃🥃
I just opened a new 16 last night! I get even more smoke! Spectacular!
16 is a classic!
It sure is!!
Thanks for the multiple shoutouts 👏
Glad you enjoyed it… but I had a feeling that the Charred Oak would nudge this one for you…
Happy Summer!
Cheers 🥃
The charred was my fave too but I love this one! I bought a case!
Thanks for the recommendation! Yeah it's a tasty one but with that charred oak I felt more at home. Thanks for watching 🥃
Nice review Sertug!
I very much agree about all the 11s. I had a chance to buy a second bottle of this and I picked up another bottle of the Lagavulin 8 instead, which I like much better.
@@kevinnordby4808 Thanks for watching Kevin. I know a lot of people like the 8 but I'm not one of them. Enjoy your whiskies 😃🥃
@@thewhiskyenthusiast one of these days we will find common ground. 😂
Keep up the good work my friend!
@@kevinnordby4808 Hahaha looking forward to it 😃
I loved the charred edition the must but I bought a case of the beauty!! I love it! Lagavulin is my favourite distiller! Delicious smoke! The 16 remains my gateway into scotch!
Oh wow you're committed Christine, I love it! It is good whisky, I'm glad you're enjoying it. Thanks for watching 🥃
YW!!
Güzel bir viskiyi daha sayende tatmış olduk. Thx bros 💯
Afiyet bal seker olsun :)
119 before taxes in Canada! Cheaper by the case! Fabulous!!
Good price I gather 😃
Agreed. Cheers!
Thanks for watching Rob 🥃
I do feel it's better than an average lagavulin. Blind it against the other iterations.
Yeah it is better than the 8 and 10 definitely. 16 is a different story but the 11s are all solid drams 🥃
Haven't tried any of those editions, first off for some availability reasons here unfortunately, then I'd guess price wise....I said somewhere in a chat I did doubt it could be a Captain Morgan's casks finish (as it is spiced rum, not "regular" rum which would comply to SWA rules), but you'll never know as Diageo continues to break their own past rules, who knows ? I love the packaging, not all the notes I hear but you seem to like it. I currently hesitating about a French storepick exclusive peated & rum cask Lindores Abbey distillery limited release, as there is alas no way to try it before I buy... Cheers !
This is definitely not a Vaptain Morgan’s run finish. I can’t drink Captain Morgan’s rum. For me it’s garbage. I am not a huge fan of rum or rum casting but this expression is delicious!
@@christinecamley Thanks Christine, also it seems that C.Morgan seems to have a high sugar rate in it (I see they pretend not, weird) so if it is "legal" rum, it is very unlikely they used it for that, also people forget sometimes that we're (with Lagavulin) into Scotch whisky trade territory, not Japanese, for instance (& even there it starts to change), i mean there are exchanges between Lagavulin's owner Diageo & other big companies owning also rum distilleries, so we have no evidence that for this whisky Diageo didn't pick casks from "outsider" distilleries than in its portfolio...Thanks for your feedback about it, but it is hard to find in EU else than on line (so with extra shipping fees).
Yeah you're absolutely right it doesn't have to be their own rum casks
Haha yeah Diageo would be quite OK to break some rules but like you said the casks don't need to be theirs.
The only time I didn't enjoy rum and peat was the Ardnamurchan Rum Cask. Other than that I personally would pull the trigger on that whisky. Thanks for your feedback Greg, much appreciated 🥃
@@thewhiskyenthusiast Noted as I hadn't had the chance to try this AD...(a bit bored with that hype also, I prefer "tamed" Ardnamurchan so far = small batch of casks, instead of official single-casks & small batch CS I tried, for now at least...One exception, though the indie bottling I awarded in 2023 but didn't bought...and now prices here are jumping for OB/SC/CS too (150 to over 300 €), so its a no for me...On a more positive side, a tip, if you like rum finished whiskies, indie Bushmills are often aces ! (& some OBs too). I have 2 great ones in my collection... (they're not recent though).😉
So, lagavulin 16 for $79.99 or lagavulin 11 rum cask finish for $79.99?
Tough question but even though the specs are a bit lower I'd still go for the 16. I have a soft spot for it :)
@@thewhiskyenthusiast Me too. I also have a soft spot for it as it was the first peated scotch I tried and was enamored immediately.
I have not had this one yet, but I’m starting to lose faith in the limited edition Lagavulin products. Just had the 2023 special release tequila finish and was not impressed. It’s just so simple for the price. I think Talisker 10 is a better pour for half the money. With the amount of special releases they do, it’s starting to look like a cash grab
I see your point but these ones are solid bottles in my opinion. I have not had the tequila one of this year but the Mezcal finish Lagavulin Jazz release was an absolute beauty of a dram. They are capable of doing great whiskies and for me Talisker 10 is just not doing it anymore. Tastes and preferences of course are all different. Thanks for watching and your comment cheers