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Murray McDavid Lagavulin 1979 2002 23 Years Old 46%

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Reviewed 05 October 2026 ·View daily archive

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Quite a disappoiting Lagavulin, especially considering the 1970s vintage, would have easily blind guessed that this was a random Caol Ila

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Murray McDavid Lagavulin 1979 2002 23 Years Old 46%

05 October 2026
89

Quite a disappoiting Lagavulin, especially considering the 1970s vintage, would have easily blind guessed that this was a random Caol Ila

Nose

An elegant mix of smoky and floral, quite sweet, meaty, a bit mineral

Body

Salty, very meaty, sweet, the body is quite thin

Finish

Short finish, a bit oaky, sweet

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