Lagavulin reviews

Having always heard about the richness and luxury of Lagavulin, I vowed to buy a bottle one day. I never dreamed that day would be today! I have been trying to keep within a budget of $60.00 and less,…

WARNING: NOT FOR THE BEGINNER.Strong smoke and peat. A huge nose, like Rocky Balboa, will knock you back, but in a very good way. I love the smoke. Think of being engulfed in the BBG pit with a big strip…

I first sampled this as part of an Islay flight, presented with Laphroaig 15 yr and an expression of Bruichladdich. The complexity of flavors and scents in this Lagavulin whisky blew me away and I've…

Not my favorite Islay, but the woody nose and smoked meat taste was rather unique and enjoyable.

Lagavulin. A lot of us peat lovers adore the 16 year old, with it’s perfect harmony, wonderful nose and palate, and good price (for a 16 year old that good, it’s well priced). The 12 year old is a dif…

This was one of my first whiskies I ever bought older than 12yrs. In addition, it was the first bottle for which I paid $80 or more. I wanted a good example of an Islay, and after reading so much about…

This is a review for the 2009 bottling of Lagavulin 16, which I like a little better than my previous 2006 bottling.Nose: Great balance of peat smoke and sherry flavors (dried fruits), with some iodine…

The Lagavulin 16 Years Old is an enchanting antique gold colour. It is also particularly powerful in flavour, not uncharacteristic of Islay whiskies. As I type this, the thistle glass is sitting about…

I bought this Lagvulin Distillers edition 1993 on the airport in Dublin. Real nice whisky. Taste is much like the standard 16 years old. I think the 16 year old has more balance but this one is just a…

Diageo has released some special expressions from its popular Classic Malts of Scotland line up, under the banner ‘Distiller’s Edition’. They are praised by many whiskybuffs, which is reason enough for…