Lagavulin 13 Year Old Wilson Morgan Wilson & Morgan

Lagavulin 8 Year Old / 200th Anniversary

No need for introductions here: This bottle has been open about a month and is half full. Nose - Jack Daniels, seriously. Synthetic banana, vanilla, very sweet like an old style penny tray. Smoke and ash. A medicinal tang. Hint of iodine and a little coastal influence but no one particular thing jumps out. Taste - Pretty much what I get on...

Score 87/100

Lagavulin 12 Year Old bottled 2012 12th Release

This is a fun lineup. I’ve got the 2011 and the 2012 Lagavulin 12 year old cask strengths side by side. Not that it’s a competition or anything… Here are my thoughts on the 2012 release. This bottle has been opened for about three weeks. Usually I give it a bit more time than that, but these Laga 12 bottles tend to peak pretty early. Nose: A very...

Score 87/100

Lagavulin 16 Year Old

POP goes the cork! My expectations were very high for this whisky, mainly due to the excellent reviews and ratings it has receive. I am not disappointed! As the whisky glugs into the glass, the unmistakable Islay aroma tickles my senses. Nose: I would describe the Lagavulin 16 as a “gentle giant” on the nose. The smell of peat and smoke is...

Score 95/100

Lagavulin 12 Year Old bottled 2012 12th Release

Tasting Notes Appearance: Pale with a golden hue. Nose: Initially sharp and eye-stinging as expected with a CS whisky, but after 5 minutes, the peat really comes through, slight cinnamon, sweet mint, salty ocean breeze, a touch medicinal, lemon citrus, grassy, never loses the spiciness. With water: the peat is muted initially, but comes back...

Score 90/100