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Lagavulin 16 Year Old is truly a benchmark Islay whisky. It’s loved for its deep, earthy, and maritime character with rich notes of dried fruit, vanilla, and smokiness that comes from Islay peat but is more akin to Lapsang Souchong tea in profile.
Before Lagavulin 16, the distillery did have a 12-year-old single malt. But when Diageo launched the Classic Malt series in the 1980s, Lagavulin 16 Year Old was introduced and became the distillery's flagship bottling. It received a boost in popularity after featuring in Parks and Recreation as a favourite drink of Nick Offerman’s character Ron Swanson. Offerman has since collaborated with the distillery on several occasions.
If you're looking for a food pairing for this beauty, try intensely flavoured salty blue cheeses, which complement the intense, peat-rich, sweet and salty character of this Lagavulin wonderfully.
More like Lapsang Souchong tea than Lapsang Souchong! One of the smokiest noses from Islay. It's big, very, very concentrated, and redolent of iodine, sweet spices, good, mature Sherry and creamy vanilla. Stunning.
Very thick and rich. A massive mouthful of malt and Sherry with good fruity sweetness, but also a wonderful sweetness. Big, powerful peat and oak.
Long, spicy finish, figs, dates, peat smoke, vanilla.
First taste in early 1980's and was very impressed. unfortunately, this one was very disappointing. Expected much more, I suppose
I agree with the others about the smoky bs peaty. My only addition to the discussion is that what you have called spicy, I think the spice is pepper. That’s what lingers on my tongue. This is my favorite treat before and after anything
Wonderful. I’m not even a fan of peat in general, but as the expert reviewers mention, it’s more smoky than peaty and it’s so rich, dark, and sweet from the oak and sherry that the smoky flavor isn’t overwhelming at all. This is the best scotch I’ve tried to date. In fact maybe the best whiskey I’ve had.
Prices have increased and quality has dropped off, this is a pale imitation even compared to just a few years ago. There’s plenty of better peated whiskies and a whole world of better value, don’t be fooled by the name and brand; the King of Islay is no more.
I just opened a bottle of Lagavulin 16 which I received as a gift last year. I have to say, wow. So smooth and loved the smokiness and a not overpowering peatiness. I don't drink a lot of scotch but this may become a regular glass for me.
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