Finlaggan Old Reserve

Finlaggan Old Reserve

The Finlaggan Old reserve is a single malt from Islay from the Vintage Malt Whisky Co (independent bottler). We know it is from Islay, but the actual distillery is kept as a mystery. Some people says it is Lagavulin, others says it is Caol Ila or Laphroaig. It is a no age statement malt and from the tasting I did, it is very young (under ten,...

Score 76/100

Finlaggan Old Reserve

I already tried the Finlaggan Original Peaty and the Cask Strength version, but this Old Reserve is new to me. The contents of this single malt are subject of debate. One swears it is Lagavulin, the other believes it to be Caol Ila while a third tries to convince me it is a Laphroaig. Well, we all agree it is an Ileach. The nose is young and...

Score 81/100

Finlaggan Old Reserve

This is a bit of a stealth whisky and hard to find. I have never seen it on the East Coast of the United States and the only place one seems to be able to buy it elsewhere is at the Trader Joes grocery store chain in California where it goes for around $US 20. It is rumored to be made by an Islay distillery and then bottled by Finlaggan. I don't...

Score 60/100

Finlaggan Old Reserve

Finlaggan Old Reserve had peat written all over it. Even to a point, where it got a bit one-sided. Especially the nose was a bit dull, even though it was strong. It's actually quite rare for a peaty whisky to get only 20 points from me but this one I had to give such "low score". Finlaggan's source has been a guarded secret but it has to...

Score 80/100