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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…… I can’t believe how average this tastes these days. Unbelievable fall from grace. Global demand I guess. Kilchoman Sanaig is a nice alternative or an Ardbeg Uigeadial.
Legend of Islay!! Just perfect!
Absolutely one of my favourites. Lovely colour to go along with the strong but subtle peat smokiness. On the palate is strong peat with lots of spices and sweetness coming through. Superbly balanced and not overwhelming. It has a lovely, almost tingly finish with subtle but lasting smokiness. Safe to say I will never not have this on the shelf. Absolutely gorgeous drink
This delicious drop is a perferct melding of peat, smoke, oak, and charred brisket with sweet bbq rub. It is hard to share this with my friends becuase it doesn't last long. The only negative is the price has gone up at my local liquor store. Supply and demand I guess.
It was lovely
