Lagg Corriecravie (70cl 55%)

Get to know: Lagg Corriecravie

A peated island single malt whisky from Lagg Distillery on the Isle of Arran, finished in Oloroso sherry hogsheads.

Tasting Note

Dark chocolate and spiced red berries greet you first, the peat sitting underneath rather than shouting over everything else. Lagg's smoke is softer and more heathery than a big Islay malt. The palate is rich and genuinely mouth-watering, charred embers and hazelnut running through it, before the Oloroso sherry hogsheads add their own layer of dried fruit and sweet spice. It finishes on charred oak and smoke, hazelnut and dark chocolate lingering well after the glass is down. Bottled at 55%, non-chill filtered, with nothing added.

Serving suggestions:

• Neat first, to catch the peat and sherry balance at full strength
• A few drops of water if 55% feels like a lot on a first pour
• Good for anyone who wants a smoky whisky with a sherried, fruitier edge than a typical Islay

Kate Says

"Lagg's still a young distillery, and this is exactly the kind of release that shows what it's capable of: proper smoke, but with a fruitiness from the sherry cask that keeps it from being one-note. Well worth trying if you know your peated whisky already."

Producer Info

Lagg Distillery is based in the south of the Isle of Arran, a sister distillery to Isle of Arran Distillers, built specifically to produce peated whisky using water from its own borehole and Concerto malted barley.

How it's made:

• Base ingredient: Concerto malted barley, heavily peated
• Initial maturation in bourbon barrels
• Finished for around six months in Oloroso sherry hogsheads from Miguel Martin, Jerez
• Bottled at 55%, non-chill filtered, no added colouring

Good to know:

• Region: Isle of Arran, Scotland
• Style: Peated single malt Scotch whisky, sherry cask finish
• Closure: Cork Stopper
• Vegan: Yes
• ABV: 55%

Why we love it:

A peated single malt whisky from one of Scotland's newest distilleries: smoky, sherried, and bottled with real intent at 55%.