Lagavulin 11 Year Sweet Peat Limited Edition Single Malt Scotch Whisky EGLY24 A rare and worthwhile bottle

A rare and worthwhile bottle from a great Pauillac address

Sweet agave with red pepper spice and fennel

The 2023 growing season was one of the longest in a decade

From one of Spain's most historic bodegas—operating since 1877—this traditional Reserva represents serious old-school Rioja

dinner second

Lagavulin 11 Year Sweet Peat Limited Edition Single Malt Scotch Whisky EGLY24 A rare and worthwhile bottleLagavulin, pointed at the sweeter end of the Islay spectrum. Where the 16 is all maritime brood and tar, Sweet Peat was matured in bourbon casks, which pushes vanilla, honeyed oak and orchard fruit to the front and lets the smoke sit behind them instead of in front. The peat is absolutely still there, because this is Lagavulin and nobody is apologizing, but it arrives as campfire warmth and dried fruit rather than a fist of iodine. That makes it an