After the wonderful reception that the Lagavulin 8 Year Old 200th Anniversary Edition received when it was released in 2016, the Islay-based distillers decided to add this delicious expression to their permanent core range! As Alfred Barnard (author of The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom) said of an 8 year old Lagavulin in the 1880s, this stuff is "exceptionally fine".
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Salted popcorn, honey-roasted nuts, tarry ropes and light hints of freshly-chopped cedar. A touch of burnt sugar sweetness lingers.
Smokey peat appears first on the palate, followed by coriander seed, barley sugar, cumin powder, smoked kipper and marzipan.
Layers of apple crumble, toasted almond and ash. Another kick of cooking spices right at the end.
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Was: £40.50Now: £34.50
Not the biggest Lagavulin fan to begin with, but I really like this one. Love the natural colour, very nice compared to the 16 year old. Lots of smoke, but fresh and fragrant. Reminds me in style of Ardbeg 10 and Port Charlotte 10 rather than Laphroaig or even Lagavulin 16. Surprisingly sweet, and complex enough to keep me interested. Will buy again, no doubt.
Delicious smoke from nose to finish. Slightly sour arrival with undertones of fresh floral sweetness. The abv gives this whisky a good depth and breath of flavour. Very nice dram, if not a little bit expensive.
This is non-chill filtered and bottled at a proper strength. The 16 is great, but it's like listening to music that's been very heavily produced and edited. The 8 year old is a live performance, and that authenticity is delicious.
Very honestly the only note I get is that of Industrial Methylated spirit, I really question whoever wrote the notes on Nose, Palate and Finish. This bottle was bought for me by by Son at the Singapore Airport before Christmas and it is undrinkable even when diluted. I have been a connoisseur of fine Scotch sine the mid seventies and have tasted nothing like this, I mean as horrible as this.
People are commenting on the price tag. In New Hampshire the 8 year old is 52 dollars and the 16 is 70. Same as the lagavulin 16 but a much less refined finish. I don’t know where some reviews here found the 8 to be more expensive than the 16. That’s based on your liquor store and not this whiskey. For a younger and 20 dollar cheaper whiskey, the 8 is a fine offering.
