LAGAVULIN 16Y ~ ISLAY, SCOTLAND

LAGAVULIN 16Y ~ ISLAY, SCOTLAND

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89/100 WhiskyNotes

The Islay representative in the 'Classic Malts' series is a deep, dry and exceptionally peaty bruiser. Probably the most pungent of all Islay malts, Lagavulin is not for the faint-hearted but inspires fanatical devotion in its many followers.

Nose: I’ve always found this to be the most complex and refined nose of the standard Islay malts. Very impressive, a bit rough yet balanced. Peaty with some iodine, antiseptic and fishy notes. Gentle fruitiness (oranges). Earth. Pepper. Oil. Lapsang Souchong. Let’s just say it’s really rich.

Mouth: evolves over time. Oily, grassy, smoky, sweet and salty. A dynamic palate indeed. Hints of seaweed and liquorice.

Finish: drier, on smoked bacon and walnuts. Some wood. Hints of shoe polish. Very long.

Lagavulin is a distillery on the southern shore of the Inner Hebridean island of Islay. It is noted for producing a heavily peated single malt whisky with strong iodine overtones. The name is Scots Gaelic for "the hollow by the mill".

Lagavulin is a powerfully flavoured malt and the house style prompts flavor descriptors like seaweed, brine, iodine, medicine, and tar. It is a major component of the White Horse whisky blend and is owned by Diageo's United Distillers subsidiary.

89/100 WhiskyNotes

The Islay representative in the 'Classic Malts' series is a deep, dry and exceptionally peaty bruiser. Probably the most pungent of all Islay malts, Lagavulin is not for the faint-hearted but inspires fanatical devotion in its many followers.

Nose: I’ve always found this to be the most complex and refined nose of the standard Islay malts. Very impressive, a bit rough yet balanced. Peaty with some iodine, antiseptic and fishy notes. Gentle fruitiness (oranges). Earth. Pepper. Oil. Lapsang Souchong. Let’s just say it’s really rich.

Mouth: evolves over time. Oily, grassy, smoky, sweet and salty. A dynamic palate indeed. Hints of seaweed and liquorice.

Finish: drier, on smoked bacon and walnuts. Some wood. Hints of shoe polish. Very long.

Lagavulin is a distillery on the southern shore of the Inner Hebridean island of Islay. It is noted for producing a heavily peated single malt whisky with strong iodine overtones. The name is Scots Gaelic for "the hollow by the mill".

Lagavulin is a powerfully flavoured malt and the house style prompts flavor descriptors like seaweed, brine, iodine, medicine, and tar. It is a major component of the White Horse whisky blend and is owned by Diageo's United Distillers subsidiary.

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