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.
I'm new to Islay malts. I read that Lagavulin has "a burnt rubber taste that works." That made no sense so I decided to try it out for myself. I wasn't too sure about it at first but I think i get the quote now. It does work. Very well. Some drinks will put hair on your chest. Lagavulin will melt them off.
I love Lagavulin and blackcurrant. The blackcurrant helps the whisky greatly. Tried Lagavulin with Dr Pepper but the whisky isn't up to scratch.
It's like sitting in the smoke of a campfire fueled by peat and oak, while sea spray is hitting you in the face! A single dram with a few cubes og ice will keep your palate and nose captivated in this world for over an hour.
Really, "I always mix my dram with Irn Bru" Why would you think mixing an old expensive scotch with soda, would be a good idea? These are meant to be savored and enjoyed with a splash of water, mabey an ice cube or two. What a waste.. I would reserve Scotch an Soda for cheaper blended malts... Just a suggestion.
This is Laphroaigh mixed with two parts milk.
