Lagavulin 12 Year Old Bottled 1980's

Lagavulin 8 Year Old 200th Anniversary

Nose: Vegetal like a heap of Autumn leaves, brine, and phenolic. A sweet hint of green pears in the background. Taste: Neat, the texture you get is creamy and oily. It's very medicinal, with ash and salt, followed by pepper, smoke, and charred wood. Finish: Long oily, charred wood, and earthy smoke. Overall it's a decent dram, but for $60usd...

Score 83/100

Lagavulin 16 Year Old

This is another stellar whisky in the long family tree of Islay whiskies. Smokey peaty arival with a well balanced long oily / viscus slow finish. This would be Octomore's older uncle.

Score 90/100

Lagavulin 16 Year Old

The Lagavulin 16 is such a quintessential malt that everyone should have in their bar cabinet. I already tasted several batches. Today there is one from 2021 in the glass, thanks to my good friend Pat who gave me another sample. Powerful and distinct nose on maritime elements that transport me straight to the south coast of Islay. Rocks in the...

Score 88/100

Lagavulin 16 Year Old

I first sampled this as part of an Islay flight, presented with Laphroaig 15 yr and an expression of Bruichladdich. The complexity of flavors and scents in this Lagavulin whisky blew me away and I've been hooked ever since. I'll probably possess a bottle of it until the day I die.

Score 98/100