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.
Average tasting notes Tasting Notes |
Calculated from 76
![]()
i
|
|
---|---|---|
Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Iodine:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Ham:
Medicinal Smoke:
Salt:
Oak:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Herb:
Dried Fruit:
Malt:
Leather:
Zitrus:
Raisin:
Caramel:
Honey:
Alcohol:
Orange:
Herbs:
Nuts:
Anise:
Apple:
Cinnamon:
Grape:
Peach:
Cherry:
Dark Chocolate:
Grass:
Heather:
Lemon:
Tobacco:
Blackberry:
Cake:
Chili:
Coffee:
Fig:
Mint:
Oil:
Pepper:
Banana:
Berries:
Chocolate:
Clove:
Date:
Floral:
Ginger:
Green Apple:
Kiwi:
Lime:
Melon:
Pear:
Pineapple:
Plum:
Walnut:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Spices:
Seaweed:
Salt:
Oak:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Malt:
Bonfire Smoke:
Herb:
Ham:
Pepper:
Iodine:
Vanilla:
Medicinal Smoke:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Chili:
Zitrus:
Dried Fruit:
Oil:
Leather:
Honey:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Tobacco:
Barley:
Caramel:
Herbs:
Cinnamon:
Heather:
Berries:
Lemon:
Alcohol:
Apple:
Date:
Pineapple:
Almonds:
Anise:
Cake:
Cherry:
Grape:
Grapefruit:
Banana:
Black Currant:
Blackberry:
Cheese:
Clove:
Fig:
Floral:
Ginger:
Lemon Peel:
Lime:
Melon:
Peach:
Plum:
Raisin:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Oak:
Spices:
Seaweed:
Salt:
Malt:
Sherry:
Herb:
Nuts:
Pepper:
Bonfire Smoke:
Fruit:
Ham:
Iodine:
Oil:
Dark Chocolate:
Leather:
Medicinal Smoke:
Chocolate:
Herbs:
Coffee:
Heather:
Zitrus:
Vanilla:
Tobacco:
Alcohol:
Caramel:
Chili:
Orange:
Dried Fruit:
Honey:
Pear:
Raisin:
Almonds:
Cherry:
Lemon:
Lemon Peel:
Mint:
Peach:
Tropical Fruit:
Anise:
Apple:
Fig:
Grape:
Hazelnut:
|
Quality rating of this bottle
Quality comparison of bottles
i
All tasting notes
Intense peat smoke with iodine and seaweed and a rich, deep sweetness
Taste:
A rich, dried fruit sweetness with clouds of smoke and strong, barley malt flavours, warming and intense. At the back of the mouth is an explosion of peppery smoke
Finish:
Huge, long, warming and peppery with a distinch appetising sweetness
Comment:
Intense peat smoke with notes of iodine and seaweed and a rich deep sweetness
Taste:
Dry peat smoke fills the palate with a gentle yet powerful sweetness, and then soft notes of sea and salt with hints of wood
Finish:
A long elegant, fulfilling of smokiness Finish much salt and seaweed
Rating of article "Lagavulin 16Y - 43% - 0.2l"
RATING: 4.5/5.0 ≙ 91 pts




Immediately smoky. Not as intense as I was expecting, but welcome for it. Sweetness and vanilla. I smell walnuts in this though not many others seem to, and fennel or liquorice.
Taste:



Full and intense, sweet and smoky, oily mouth coating texture. some spiciness in the back of the mouth. There is a bit of fruitiness there, but you really have to go looking for it.
Finish:


Long and smoky, black pepper.
Comment:
I went into this not knowing what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised, the smoke is prevalent but not overpowering and the overall deep sweetness balances it out. The smoke is less medicinal and more like lapsang souchong tea (which I usually hate) but in this it definitely suits it. Good stuff.





Taste:




Finish:



Comment: Really deserver all hype about it! Due to availability and price definitely must try!