Lagavulin 9 Year Old House Lannister is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky released in fall 2018 by Diageo as part of the eight-bottle Game of Thrones Single Malts Collection tied to the final season of the HBO series. It was distilled at Lagavulin Distillery on the south shore of Islay, which was established in 1816, and matured exclusively in first-fill ex-bourbon American oak casks. Bottled at 46% ABV, it originally carried an SRP of $46.99, though secondary market prices have varied widely.
This is definitely something worth hunting down. The usual one-two punch of Islay peat and smoke are heavy on the nose, full of candied fruit, salt notes, and a bit of iodine.
It’s second – a billow of sooty ash and burning paper. Vegetation is present once again – wet hay and mosses and plenty of pipe tobacco. A gentle medicinalness runs throughout – not quite full-on iodine, but close – with pepper and cloves pushing through the development with some nice piquancy