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Lagavulin 16 Year Old: The Benchmark Islay — Slow Fermentation, Slow Distillation, Long Maturation, Double Gold

Name: Lagavulin 16 Year Old: The Benchmark Islay — Slow Fermentation, Slow Distillation, Long Maturation, Double Gold
Brand: Lagavulin Distillery
Availability: InStock
Rating: 9.0 (1 reviews)

9 /10

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Distillery: Lagavulin Distillery
Type: Scotch
Age: 16 Years
ABV: 43% ABV
Price: £76.95

Lagavulin 16 Year Old is a Scotch whisky made by Lagavulin Distillery. ABV: 43% ABV. Age: 16 Years. Our expert rating is 9/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Massive peat smoke and iodine — rich sweetness, fruity sherry, vanilla, Lapsang Souchong tea, cured meats, bonfire, driftwood, camphor, salted caramel, then gentle clementine and white peach

Palate

Rich dried fruit sweetness — sherry character with clouds of smoke, strong barley-malt, explosion of salty peppery smoke at the back, sixteen years creating depth that younger Islays cannot match

Finish

Huge, long, warming — peppery with appetising sweetness, peat and vanilla in perfect balance, the slow distillation's signature persistence

Expert Review

9/10

The benchmark Islay dram — established 1816, everything is slow at Lagavulin: 55-75 hour fermentation, 5-hour first distillation, 9+ hour second distillation, and sixteen years of maturation. Massive peat smoke and iodine with rich sherry sweetness. Double Gold at San Francisco 2022. Ron Swanson's whisky.