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.
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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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
1,537
807
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
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24. Feb 2019
Nosing: 
Taste: 
Finish: medium long
Comment:
Taste:
Finish: medium long
Comment:
15. Jul 2019
Nosing: Sweet, sticky smoke, fresh peach, as well as citrus notes. Dark fruits and sherry very lightly lingers in background. Also the slight aroma of a fine leather shop, or new unworn shoe leather. Wow.... there is so much going on in this whisky that I am lost.... it seems every time I go back I find new aromas, none overpowering, but all there. Very complex nose. I feel like I can discern some saltiness and maritime character, but it may be my imagination, as I know it should be there. Hard to believe that a delicate and complex whisky could come from the same area as Laphroaig and Ardbeg. This is not aggressive, not "funky" with peat, but not weak nor bashful. It is like a beautiful woman in a fine dress that perfectly accentuates her curves.... this is a beautiful whisky. 
Taste: Sweet and spicy, dark fruits, some pepper and citrus on the backend, with well controlled smoke reminding you that this lady is hot! The smoke is not overpowering, nore are the salt and maritime characters, but they are there, like a good backup singer, enhancing the whole. This is a fantastic dram. I am very impressed with how much is here, and how balanced it all is. It is smoky, but does not blow you away, sweet, but with discretion, fruity, but only when you concentrate on it. This dram deserves to be savored, and dare I say I don't even think I would insult it by pairing with a cigar. This is a magnificent creation. 
Finish: Long and pleasant. The multitude of flavors blend together slowly and subside ever so gently into a fantastic full and satisfying taste on your pallet. Mouthfeel is of a much more viscous whisky, and the finish continues this. Almost like a great old sherried dram (Glenfarclas, etc)but without the thickness in the original juice. A strange sensation, but pleasant.
Comment: I like the neighbors, but this whisky has them beat for complexness and approachability (if you can consider an Islay approachable). The nose is gentler than Laphroaig and Ardbeg, taste is gentler and even more complex than Ardbeg, and the finish is like a love one going on a long trip. Outstanding whisky, and while out of my budget for a daily, well worth the $90 price tag.
Taste: Sweet and spicy, dark fruits, some pepper and citrus on the backend, with well controlled smoke reminding you that this lady is hot! The smoke is not overpowering, nore are the salt and maritime characters, but they are there, like a good backup singer, enhancing the whole. This is a fantastic dram. I am very impressed with how much is here, and how balanced it all is. It is smoky, but does not blow you away, sweet, but with discretion, fruity, but only when you concentrate on it. This dram deserves to be savored, and dare I say I don't even think I would insult it by pairing with a cigar. This is a magnificent creation.
Finish: Long and pleasant. The multitude of flavors blend together slowly and subside ever so gently into a fantastic full and satisfying taste on your pallet. Mouthfeel is of a much more viscous whisky, and the finish continues this. Almost like a great old sherried dram (Glenfarclas, etc)but without the thickness in the original juice. A strange sensation, but pleasant.
Comment: I like the neighbors, but this whisky has them beat for complexness and approachability (if you can consider an Islay approachable). The nose is gentler than Laphroaig and Ardbeg, taste is gentler and even more complex than Ardbeg, and the finish is like a love one going on a long trip. Outstanding whisky, and while out of my budget for a daily, well worth the $90 price tag.
23. May 2011
