Lagavulin reviews

Following on from the review I did for the DE1995 a few months ago I got a bottle of the '97 because I liked it so much. Batch 4/502. I wish I had the 95 to do a side by side. Mind you, I also wish I had…

A viscous, tangy, floral, smoky and smooth whisky with a slightly dry aftertaste with a hint of seaweed. My tasting buddy said it reminded him of Christingles!

I had been meaning to put two hard hitters against each other for a while now but never got around to doing it. But tonight I had the house all to my self and figured I had no excuses.For this epic heads…

For my 100th review on this site, I thought I’d opt for something special. While I don’t like to toss around the term ‘favorite,’ I consider this to be among the cream of the crop when it comes to single…

Lagavullin 12 year old cask strength special release 2013. We did this parallel to the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 additions.I will keep this short. It’s absolutely phenomenal. I mean truly. All of the…

Lagavulin 12 year old cask strength special release 2013. We did this parallel to the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 additions.I will keep this short. It’s absolutely phenomenal. I mean truly. All of the…

This is the Laga 16’s 70th review on this site, so I’m not sure if I’ve got anything new to say on the subject. I often try to offer up a fresh perspective on a whisky, but not this time. This time I’m…

This expression takes an epic dram and tries to improve it. Nose: Dusty, smokey, buttery, peaty. Big powerful flavours combining to make a fabulous nosing experience. There is a salty seaweed tang under…

As the title states this reminds of smokey tea, the flavors and the smells are just moody and in my opinion perfect. Nose: Spice, earl grey tea, peat, smoke, iodine, sherry notes, berries. Palate: Cask…

I don't have much to contribute to the science of Lagavulin-tasting. I'm sure the world does not need another review describing the peaty iodine blast of the nose or the smoky finish. But in the inter…