Lagavulin Islay Single Malt 16 Years

The exquisite lagavulin 16 year old has been produced in lagavulin bay since 1816 and is one of the smokiest whiskies in the world.

Lagavulin islay single malt 16 years. A deep dusky amber. Lagavulin is publicly owned by diageo plc the company formed by the merger of united distillers vintners and guinness the exact ownership structure is kept private. Islay lagavulin 16 year old islay single malt scotch whisky. Lagavulin 16 year old a much sought after single malt with the massive peat smoke that s typical of southern islay but also offering a dryness that turns it into a truly interesting dram.

Oh geez there s peat first of all a big pungent whack of it laced with smoked fish and driftwood and salty rocks. 16 years of ageing. Lagavulin distillery is a malt whisky distillery in the village of lagavulin on the south of the island of islay scotland. If you re looking for a food.

Laga wulen the malt from islay smoky and intense smoky and intense that s lagavulin. The 16 year old has truly become a benchmark islay dram from the lagavulin distillery. Lagavulin is an intense smoky sweet single malt with seaweed flavours and a huge finish aged in oak casks for at least sixteen years. Part of the triumvirate of heavily peated southern islay malts alongside ardbeg and laphroaig lagavulin distillery was officially founded in 1816 by john johnston although illicit distillation is said to have been carried out on the site since the mid 18th century and is now owned by drinks giant diageo it has been the islay representative of diageo s.

750 ml bottle lcbo 164541. Probably the most pungent of all islay malts lagavulin is not for the faint hearted but inspires fanatical devotion in its many followers. 16 years old single malt somewhere around 70 at retail give or take. 150 20 buy now.

The islay representative in the classic malts series is a deep dry and exceptionally peaty bruiser. Lagavulin single malt whisky. Lagavulin 16 year old single malt scotch whisky pronunciation. 146 90 buy now the balvenie 12 year old single barrel scotch whisky.

A celebratory single malt scotch whisky released to mark fèis ìle 2017 this lagavulin bottling is 16 years old and was double matured in moscatel casks before it was bottled at 56 1 abv. Personally i usually go with talisker instead. Lagavulin 16 year is my father s go to single malt scotch. The dalmore 15 year old highland single malt scotch whisky.

A much sought after single malt with the massive peat smoke that s typical of southern islay but also offering richness and a dryness that turns it into a truly interesting tipple. Each cask more info. 750 ml bottle lcbo 361055. But if you are a big fan of peat both are very good in my books.