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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.
£7.58 - £81.95
This was on my list to try since I'm a peat headed Islay lover. This is quite expensive for a 8 year old (at least in Finland its not much cheaper than the 16) and there is no reason for it. It's very peppery and salty. Not picking much else. The finish isn't very long. This is by now means a bad whisky but people saying this is up there with ardbeg 10 or Laphroaig QC are out of their minds.... For lesser price this would be excellent value but it's too pricey. I'll take Ardbeg Wee Beastie over this.
This is a great whisky! In my view it's youth and abv makes it much more interesting than the 16. If you don't like peaty, in your face whisky, you probably won't like this though. I got it for 38 quid, at that price an absolute bargain!
Gorgeous young peaty whisky and at 48% it’s got something the 16 year old lacks.
Imagine the folks at Lagavulin, after much heavy marketing with the help of a certain parks and recreation manager, arrived at the distillery one morning and realised they’d run out of 16yo. Obviously panicking they decided to open their 8yo early, mix 2 parts scotch, 1 part petrol, and a pack of pepper and then sold it in a white box, hoping that the name alone would create a placebo effect in it unfortunate drinkers.....that’s what this is! A young, bland but peppery scotch. You won’t know if the reason for not tasting anything is the fact there’s nothing to taste or if your taste buds have just dissolved. Not pleasant at all and I’ve got 2/3 of a bottle left, although I do need to clean those brushes....hmmm.
A fantastic whisky, out punches the 16 which tasted bland in comparison. I think it's youth and 48% abv really bring alot to the table. Perhaps not as balanced as the 16 but in my opinion the 16 is to weak and has way to hefty a price tag on it. I got my Lag 8 for 38 quid, at that price it's a phenomenal whisky. If you like strong heavily peated whisky then chances are you'll love this.