Lagavulin – I’m Afraid to Try It

Hello to all. This is my first post and I’m glad to be here. This is a great site and I sure have learned a lot just by reading these posts. I have recently (about 6 months) gotten into drinking Scotch. I’m really enjoying it and my normal drams are, Macallan 18-sherry wood, Balvenie 12 Doublewood and Balvenie 21 Portwood which I just bought today.

I’ve been wanting to try a Scotch with a little more of a Smokey flavor and have been thinking about the Lagavulin 16 or the Lagavulin Distiller's Edition. From the reviews I’ve read, it sound like it's pretty good. I’m a little afraid of pulling the trigger on an $85 bottle. Any recommendations?