Lagavulin 16 Years
The classic Lagavulin is kilned with a high smoke content in the malt. The stills are pear-shaped, so that all flavors can be passed on to the condensers during distillation. The Single Malt then matures in Bourbon and Sherry casks to completion.
The classic Lagavulin is kilned with a high smoke content in the malt. The stills are pear-shaped, so that all flavors can be passed on to the condensers during distillation. The Single Malt then matures in Bourbon and Sherry casks to completion.
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| 6 | |
| Lagavulin | |
| Scotland, Islay | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 16 Years | |
| 43% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Iodine:
Ham:
Bonfire Smoke:
Fruit:
Oak:
Medicinal Smoke:
Spices:
Salt:
Herb:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Caramel:
Leather:
Zitrus:
Dried Fruit:
Honey:
Raisin:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Dark Chocolate:
Orange:
Nuts:
Apple:
Cinnamon:
Chocolate:
Lemon:
Tobacco:
Peach:
Grass:
Grape:
Pepper:
Anis:
Cake:
Mint:
Oil:
Cherry:
Coffee:
Heather:
Walnut:
Blackberry:
Fig:
Floral:
Berries:
Chili:
Pineapple:
Barley:
Nutmeg:
Plum:
Kiwi:
Banana:
Clove:
Melon:
Lime:
Date:
Pear:
Green Apple:
Ginger:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Spices:
Sherry:
Salt:
Oak:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Ham:
Malt:
Herb:
Medicinal Smoke:
Iodine:
Pepper:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Zitrus:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Oil:
Chili:
Dried Fruit:
Honey:
Leather:
Herbs:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Alcohol:
Heather:
Tobacco:
Lemon:
Berries:
Cinnamon:
Apple:
Barley:
Fig:
Grape:
Pineapple:
Date:
Cake:
Raisin:
Anis:
Almonds:
Lemon Peel:
Peach:
Grapefruit:
Pear:
Ginger:
Nutmeg:
Blackberry:
Orange:
Banana:
Plum:
Black Currant:
Cherry:
Melon:
Lime:
Floral:
Wheat:
Clove:
Walnut:
Grass:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Sweet:
Oak:
Spices:
Seaweed:
Salt:
Sherry:
Malt:
Herb:
Bonfire Smoke:
Ham:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Iodine:
Pepper:
Dark Chocolate:
Medicinal Smoke:
Oil:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Leather:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Tobacco:
Caramel:
Heather:
Chili:
Vanilla:
Dried Fruit:
Raisin:
Orange:
Alcohol:
Pear:
Mint:
Honey:
Cherry:
Almonds:
Ginger:
Black Currant:
Lemon:
Anis:
Cinnamon:
Berries:
Hay:
Tropical Fruit:
Fig:
Peach:
Apple:
Nutmeg:
Grape:
Hazelnut:
Lime:
Lemon Peel:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.5
Rate
1,534
804
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All tasting notes
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24. Oct 2020
Nosing: peat of course, slight brine, low tide river smell
Taste: Smokey, bitter sweet, liquorice aniseed, ‘rusty’,
Finish: dry and rich
3 stars because I expected more for such a respected whisky (especially because of the price of a core range product) otherwise would of given it 4.
Comment: Had bought this for the first time having tasted most ‘core range’ single malts and bourbons, this I expected to be the climax of my whisky journey. But was slightly dissatisfied with it. I expected more flavour, I couldn’t detect much under the peat smoke (which I do like by the way) but that was it.
For Islay’s I much preferred Ardbeg 10 and Caol Ila 12.
Perhaps this is coloured which is a shame for such a well respected classic.
This I likened and reminded me of Ledaig 10 but with Ledaig the flavours were more rich and packed more of a punch.
Slightly disappointed, as I should have loved this as I have grown to love peated whisky, perhaps this is a little to challenging for me as I am quite new to whisky tasting.
Taste: Smokey, bitter sweet, liquorice aniseed, ‘rusty’,
Finish: dry and rich
3 stars because I expected more for such a respected whisky (especially because of the price of a core range product) otherwise would of given it 4.
Comment: Had bought this for the first time having tasted most ‘core range’ single malts and bourbons, this I expected to be the climax of my whisky journey. But was slightly dissatisfied with it. I expected more flavour, I couldn’t detect much under the peat smoke (which I do like by the way) but that was it.
For Islay’s I much preferred Ardbeg 10 and Caol Ila 12.
Perhaps this is coloured which is a shame for such a well respected classic.
This I likened and reminded me of Ledaig 10 but with Ledaig the flavours were more rich and packed more of a punch.
Slightly disappointed, as I should have loved this as I have grown to love peated whisky, perhaps this is a little to challenging for me as I am quite new to whisky tasting.
06. Nov 2020
