Lagavulin 16 Year Old Bottled 1980s

Lagavulin 12 Year Old bottled 2008 Special Release

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 Nose: Wow. I feel like I've inadvertently found myself in the engine compartment of a locomotive steam train. Massive hit of coal and smoke. Quite strangely though the train driver seems to be frying bananas on the firebox, giving a sweet aroma to the air that is as intoxicating as the smoke....

Score 90/100

Lagavulin 9 Year Old

Our final GoT malt (at least until July when the LCBO finally brings in the other four) is my favourite distillery of the four. This one is aligned with House Lannister, which has a lion for the insignia. This comparison is apparently because, like Lagavulin, Lannister has been 200 years in the making (c'mon, Diageo - that's a stretch). Unlike the...

Score 89/100

Lagavulin 16 Year Old

I received an older bottling of Lagavulin 16 from the family of a deceased uncle. The bottle was half empty upon receipt. I know the bottle has been around for several years, but I am not sure how to determine the exact date. I have had Lagavulin 16 on four separate occasions over the last two years, but none could match the richness and...

Score 92/100

Lagavulin 12 Year Old bottled 2010 10th Release

I love Lagavulin 16 and their distillers edition so what are the chances I wont like this? The classic Lagavulin flavour profiles that make it a marmite whisky. Love it or loathe it you cannot mistake it. The nose is wonderful, soft yet powerful. smoke, salt, brine, peat, sweetness. Palate - Huge rolling flavours which match the nose. Sea salt,...

Score 92/100