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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 - £68.90
This 8-y-o from Lagavulin is, unsurprisingly given the provenance, pricey for its age stamp. However, you do get a huge bang for your buck as there's enough abv to allow a spot of water if desired. I can't better the tasting notes from the MoM guys - it's all there, just take your time - it's a dram to linger over. Is the 16yo £20 better? For me, no, but: 'yer pays yer money and yer takes yer chance.'
On first sampling I thought I wasn't going to be able to finish the bottle: it is so in your face compared to the 16. I was blown away by the power of the flavours. But it is like jumping into ice cold water: the first time is overwhelming, the second time is still shocking but you are braced for it. It's fantastic: powerful but with so much going on and flavours I have not detected in the 16, such as apple tart and custard. Just don't try to mix it with a different dram at the same sitting.
Quite a good whisky, touch of peat but not too much, very smooth, tried with and without water added, perhaps benefits from a little drop! An easy whisky to drink.
Awesome intense bbq meaty smoke. Note, I purchased for around 40 on sale. 57 is quite steep, but it is awesome whisky.
This is my second pour about 1 month after opening. The nose is medicinal and smoky. Mouthfeel is better than first tasting, to be fair it was alongside Lag 16, tonight alone. The finish has a punch, pepper and allspice to me. All in all a good tipple that can be enjoyed more regularly than some other buttlings