Lagavulin 1991 21 Year Old Bottled 2012 Sherry

Lagavulin 12 Year Old bottled 2013 13th Release

Much like Ardbeg and Laphroaig, Lagavulin is one of those distilleries that has the ability to turn grown men into fanboys. Unlike the latter examples, it does so by releasing very few whiskys and with little fanfare. Don't get me wrong I don't think Diageo has any trouble with their marketing budget, yet I have to admit that the austere range of...

Score 90/100

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 12 Year Old bottled 2015

This is part of Diageo's 2015 Special Releases. The colour is light yellowish gold, a hair darker than the 8 year old. On the nose there is fresh sea breeze, grass clippings, prosciutto, eucalyptus and very light lemon pith. Sweet barley sugar, with very lightly toasted oak. Wet smouldering campfire. With water we get more of that fresh sea...

Score 95/100

Lagavulin 1995 Distillers Edition bottled 2013

Lagavulin 16 was not the first Islay whisky I ever had but it was the one which made me understand and appreciate the complexity held within Islay scotch. I still think of it as one of my favorites and I had wanted to try the distiller's edition for a long time. When the 1995 came out a few months ago I found it for $100. I'd never spent that much...

Score 92/100