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Lagavulin

16 Year Old Whisky

Name: Lagavulin 16 Year Old 70cl Whisky
Brand: Lagavulin
SKU: 2444
Price: 72.95 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (944 reviews)

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Single Malt Scotch Whisky43%

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.

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Customer Rating

“I regularly buy Scotch Whisky and have been doing so for the past 50 years. My previous favourite was Dalmore 12 years. But now that has changed with a stunningly smooth Lagavulin 16 years. This fantastic whisky is my favourite because there is so much happening with it's superb taste, smell, palate and after taste. Finally, the wee dram is silky smooth. In my opinion and palate, it does not require a drop of water. This particular whisky is by far my number one choice.”

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Description

Style

Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Region

Country

Distillery/Brand

Age

Dimensions

W:9.9cm x H:30.7cm x D:9.6cm

Weight

1.38kg

Allergy information

This product does not contain any notifiable allergens.

Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose

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.

Palate

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.

Finish

Long, spicy finish, figs, dates, peat smoke, vanilla.

Customer Rating

4.5

944 reviews

5 Stars723

4 Stars89

3 Stars39

2 Stars29

1 Star64

Reviews for Lagavulin 16 Year Old

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Vanilla, pest, cresm, richness. Can put it down

You must try it. I read before that this is a love it or leave it whisky. Some people hate. I don't get. It is breath taking. I can't stop drinking it :)) it is really rich. Yes there is a lot of pest but it's not just that- it's rich and sweet, very sweet and dry. It is completely different from all the other drams Ive tasted before. Wonderful.

Anna May Jun 21, 2017

Superb!

Sipping the Lagavulin 16 my wife picked up for me for Father's day... This stuff is nectar of the Ghods! Very nice body, lush mouthfeel, and with decently complex flavors. 43% alcohol. It is from the Islay region. Home of some of the most famous Scotch made. Nose: Smoke, vanilla, sweet spices... touch of sherry. Alcohol is muted, barely there. Palate: Thick and rich, sherry and sweet fruit, and of course... that smoke... delectable smoke, not slap the face, but muted strength, if that makes sense. The finish is long, and wonderful with the smoke drifting off and a reminder that, yes, this is a whisky... something one can almost forget. Overall, this is a very nice scotch. One that exemplifies what some age can accomplish with an Islay. It is luxurious, smooth, smokey with a reminder of sherry. I highly recommend it, and thank my babydoll for picking it up for me ?

Master of Malt Customer Jun 18, 2017

Bold. Extremely rich and robust. First pull got me good. I was worried for a minute but after a glass I started to appreciate it more. By mid bottle I was really liking it. I've been drinking Oban 14 for a couple years

Wow. Caught me off guard.

Master of Malt Customer Jun 14, 2017

Terrific, I have yet to find one better than this and believe me I do try.

While driving in France I met an old friend in the food/drinks industry. He handed over his wee flask and I had a sip, silly me, I should have glugged it. He gave me the name Lagavulin and when I returned home I bought my first bottle. I drink Speyside whiskies in all their variety but Lagavulin 16 is the one I empty fastest.

Master of Malt Customer Jun 13, 2017

Could drink every day

Such a good scotch! I'm not really good at tasting note so I won't go there, but I'm truly amazed by this juice. As the title says, I could drink this every day. Those of you who say it is aweful probably a bad batch. I gifted a bottle of this to my brother-in-law and it's nowhere near as good as the bottle I own. 100% would buy again.

Étienne Lafrenière Jun 13, 2017