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.
Was: £39.95Now: £38.90
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.
really enjoy the combination of soft peat and milk chocolate. if you like milk chocolate and less peat, just try it.
I was extremely disappointed. I enjoy several single malt Scotch brands and decided to try the Laguvulin 8 year old. The peat smell was prominent, but the color was almost totally clear and it tasted like paint thinner. This is the first and only negative review I've ever submitted for a single malt Scotch. I would have thought that sacrilege until I tasted the Lagaluvin 8.
Excellent scotch bar none if your a peaty guy.
