Lagavulin 1976 30 Year Old US Release

Lagavulin 16 Year Old

This one has been hailed as a supreme delight by authority and amateur alike and my opinion is the same. This is one of the first great single malts I was introduced to and it remains among my very favorite. A somewhat light, rosy amber in color, the nose on this refined libation keeps shifting from wet to dry, from something like a peat-soaked...

Score 91/100

Lagavulin 8 Year Old 200th Anniversary

I don't often get a bunch of different Lagavulins in the house (though I have stored away the 1979 and 1980 DEs!), so let's try both the new 200th Anniversary 8 Year Old, and the new 2015 12 Year Old, and compare to the ubiquitous 16 Year Old. The 8 Year Old was bottled as a bicentennial edition, and what's great about it is how relatively...

Score 87/100

Lagavulin 1981 Distillers Edition

Diageo has released some special expressions from its popular Classic Malts of Scotland line up, under the banner ‘Distiller’s Edition’. They are praised by many whiskybuffs, which is reason enough for me to give them a go. Let’s start with this Lagavulin 1981 PX Distiller’s Edition, bottled in 2000. The nose reveals the typical Lagavulin...

Score 94/100

Lagavulin 16 Year Old

I originally wrote these notes for my Norwegian review back in September last year, but never quite got around to translate it for Connosr. Nose: Peat, a clear touch of malt, leather and some sweet, fruity sherry. Oak and a hint of salt. The peat is consistent and controlled, and never dominating. Taste: This has an oily mouth feel, with a calm...

Score 89/100