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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Lagavulin
Scotland, Islay
Single Malt Whisky
16 Years
43%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Chill filtration - With Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 792 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Ham:
Ham:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Spices:
Salt:
Salt:
Herb:
Herb:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Malt:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Leather:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Dried Fruit:
Leather:
Dried Fruit:
Honey:
Honey:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Dark Chocolate:
Orange:
Orange:
Dark Chocolate:
Herbs:
Nuts:
Peach:
Lemon:
Chocolate:
Tobacco:
Apple:
Tobacco:
Peach:
Cinnamon:
Apple:
Chocolate:
Lemon:
Cinnamon:
Grass:
Anis:
Grass:
Grape:
Grape:
Mint:
Oil:
Cherry:
Coffee:
Heather:
Cake:
Pepper:
Cake:
Mint:
Pepper:
Oil:
Cherry:
Coffee:
Heather:
Fig:
Blackberry:
Fig:
Floral:
Blackberry:
Chili:
Chili:
Nuts:
Berries:
Floral:
Berries:
Walnut:
Walnut:
Nutmeg:
Pear:
Clove:
Banana:
Banana:
Lime:
Kiwi:
Pineapple:
Ginger:
Date:
Pineapple:
Green Apple:
Barley:
Plum:
Green Apple:
Lime:
Date:
Plum:
Barley:
Ginger:
Kiwi:
Clove:
Melon:
Pear:
Melon:
Nutmeg:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Spices:
Sherry:
Spices:
Sherry:
Salt:
Salt:
Oak:
Oak:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Ham:
Ham:
Fruit:
Malt:
Malt:
Herb:
Herb:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Oil:
Oil:
Chili:
Chili:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Honey:
Honey:
Leather:
Leather:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Herbs:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Nuts:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Heather:
Heather:
Cinnamon:
Cinnamon:
Berries:
Berries:
Apple:
Apple:
Raisin:
Date:
Fig:
Barley:
Grape:
Cake:
Cake:
Date:
Fig:
Barley:
Raisin:
Grape:
Pineapple:
Pineapple:
Pear:
Nutmeg:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Nutmeg:
Peach:
Grapefruit:
Almonds:
Pear:
Grapefruit:
Lemon Peel:
Lemon Peel:
Anis:
Peach:
Almonds:
Banana:
Walnut:
Melon:
Orange:
Banana:
Plum:
Plum:
Grass:
Grass:
Black Currant:
Clove:
Black Currant:
Blackberry:
Cherry:
Floral:
Clove:
Floral:
Orange:
Lime:
Lime:
Cherry:
Walnut:
Melon:
Blackberry:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Spices:
Salt:
Salt:
Sherry:
Malt:
Malt:
Herb:
Herb:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Sherry:
Ham:
Ham:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Dark Chocolate:
Fruit:
Dark Chocolate:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Oil:
Oil:
Herbs:
Leather:
Leather:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Herbs:
Nuts:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Caramel:
Heather:
Heather:
Caramel:
Chili:
Chili:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Orange:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Alcohol:
Orange:
Alcohol:
Pear:
Mint:
Mint:
Pear:
Almonds:
Cherry:
Ginger:
Honey:
Cherry:
Honey:
Ginger:
Almonds:
Lime:
Nutmeg:
Cinnamon:
Hazelnut:
Lime:
Tropical Fruit:
Hay:
Grape:
Apple:
Lemon:
Berries:
Black Currant:
Fig:
Peach:
Hay:
Grape:
Apple:
Lemon Peel:
Lemon:
Berries:
Black Currant:
Hazelnut:
Anis:
Tropical Fruit:
Nutmeg:
Cinnamon:
Fig:
Peach:
Lemon Peel:

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08. Jul 2014
dcatinella
09. Dec 2017
TheGreatMothra
04. Nov 2016
Nosing: Peat Smoke Sweet Walnut Vanilla
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: Peat Smoke Sweet Oil
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: Peat Smoke Pepper
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.
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