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Apart from the famous Feis Ile, there is another whisky and music festival on Islay: Islay Jazz. Lagavulin is one of the sponsors of Islay Jazz, so every year they also have a special release for this…

Valinch & Mallet, the young independent bottler with Italian roots, but founded in London, released this South Shore Islay Malt in 2016. It is a single bourbon cask of very young and pale Lagavulin.…

While the label proudly states ‘The Secret Islay’, I think we can all agree this is Lagavulin. After all, Lagavulin is derived from 'Laggan Mhouillin', meaning the ‘undeep valley of the mill’. ‘Nuff said…

It is common knowledge that Port Askaig, marketed by Specialty Drinks from Sukhinder Singh, is either Caol Ila, Lagavulin or Bunnahabhain. This is the youngest from the series with age statement. This…

The Lagavulin Distillers Edition is – just like it’s brethren – double matured. In case of Lagavulin, this is on Pedro Ximenez sherry casks. This is the release from 2015.While the classic Lagavulin…

The Lagavulin 16 is a classic that should be in every single bar. If your bottle is empty, run straight to the store to replace it, for it is an affordable standard whisky that raises the bar very high…

No need for introductions here: This bottle has been open about a month and is half full. Nose - Jack Daniels, seriously. Synthetic banana, vanilla, very sweet like an old style penny tray. Smoke and…

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This was the Single Malt Scotch (no age statement) of the Year as well as the World Whisky Of The Year at the highly coveted First Annual Totally Subjective Whisky Awards. Yes, that’s from my blog.…

This Laffie is triple cask matured, meaning that it matured on bourbon casks, quarter casks and PX casks. Why they call this simply PX Cask is beyond me, but there you have it. For a few years it was…