I own enough square footage (albeit not contiguously) of Laphroaig to build a decent sized detached house on. Last night I tried Lore for the first time and my default scepticism was immediately and absolutely blown away. This was possibly the greatest all round Islay I’ve ever had. If I were to offer an analogy it would be (improbable as this may sound) the Honda VFR750 of Islays. But don’t take my word for it. Listen to the very excellent Horst Luening giving the rundown on Lore:
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