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Lagavulin 8 Year Old: The 200th Anniversary That Became Permanent — Alfred Barnard's 'Exceptionally Fine' at 48%

Name: Lagavulin 8 Year Old: The 200th Anniversary That Became Permanent — Alfred Barnard's 'Exceptionally Fine' at 48%
Brand: Lagavulin Distillery
Availability: InStock
Rating: 9.0 (1 reviews)

9 /10

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Distillery: Lagavulin Distillery
Type: Scotch
Age: 8 Years
ABV: 48% ABV
Price: £99.99

Lagavulin 8 Year Old is a Scotch whisky made by Lagavulin Distillery. ABV: 48% ABV. Age: 8 Years. Our expert rating is 9/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Kippery peat — multigrain bread toasted over an industrial fire, clover honey, briny salt, ripe pear, dried apricot, fresh and grainy sweetness beneath the smoke

Palate

Unflinchingly smoky — heavy extinguished campfire, kippered fish, salt and iodine, pear candy, apple peel, sticky malt character, the younger age allowing the spirit to shine through the peat

Finish

Clean, sharp, long, smoky — intensely balanced, the 48% carrying the Lagavulin character with authority, the 200th anniversary edition that earned its permanent place

Expert Review

9/10

Released for Lagavulin's 200th anniversary in 2016, now permanent core range. Alfred Barnard called an 8-year Lagavulin 'exceptionally fine' in the 1880s — this proves him right. 48% in refill American and European oak. Kippery peat, multigrain bread toasted over fire, clover honey. Double Gold San Francisco 2018.