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.
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We thought it was absolutely vile, the peat flavour is so overpowering; no whisky should taste of antiseptic. We tried it neat, with ginger, lemonade and with orange and we just couldn't drink it. Our daughter spent so much money on it and we just can't drink it. Our other daughter described it as the worst whisky she has ever tasted.
Received my bottle today, and this is by far now one of my favourite whiskies along with Ardbeg 10. First smell I was hit with sweet sherry then oak smoke. It was smooth with absolute no burn just lovely and warming that my partner described as just what you need on a cold bonfire night. Great balance between sweet and peat with a lingering smokey after taste. This was really the whisky I've been looking for and could not recommend highly enough. Definitely will purchase again!
Really good! I am no Scotch expert, but years ago I used to drink Chivas or Johnnie Walker Black and thought that was the best there was and so gave it up. But last year was a strange year, and I decided to give Scotch another try. This time with a little research. The variety of Scotches is amazing! I got me a little taste chart, and few small bottles (some are fairly pricey), and was on my way. Hard to believe, but I had never tasted a peated Scotch. If I had been given any one of them 20 years ago, I wouldn't have been able to identify what it was. And I would never have thought I would like it. The descriptions here are very interesting, but what I know is that I like it best among the Scotches I have tried so far. I will always have a bottle of this around in case the urge for a sip (or a glass) should hit.
The instant you open the bottle, you know what you're getting. This is by far the most smoke in a bottle I've ever tasted, it's almost overwhelming, but in a good way. But the more experienced whisky enthusiasts will still pick out the depth of flavour at the back.
Supper, supper, supper yummy! Miss it so much! Hate COVID-19! It is a crime that we can’t share what we enjoy with each other. Nothing compares to sharing a dram and each other’s company. So sad:(. Looking forward to the day when we can “be” again!
