Lagavulin 12 Year Old Bottled 2008 Special Release

Lagavulin 12yr Cask Strength, Limited Edition, 2009

The first whisky to ever hook me was the Lagavulin 16yr. Such a lovely dram. It reminded me of the first time I went camping with my father (25+ years ago, I was 11 or so) we had a warm campfire and were cooking baked beans in a can over it. This was the first night I ever saw the Milky-way without the obstruction of city/town lights - wondrous!...

Score 85/100

Lagavulin 18 Year Old Feis Ile 2018

In 2018 Lagavulin launched for the third festival an a row and 18 Year Old (for Feis Ile 2019 it was a 19 years old and I presume that trend will continue). I had to admit that those Feis Ile release, the distillery exclusives and mostly the Jazz Festival bottlings are very much to my liking. I wonder if this 18 years old from 2018 is also a...

Score 88/100

Lagavulin 16 Year Old

Well, this is my first review so bear with me please ;) Nose: A bit sour, very peaty, vanilla(!) Mouth: smoke, earth, little watery at first, almost silky (a little sweet even), explodes afterwards, this really is in contrast with the nose! Finish: chocolate, walnuts, very clean, a little bit of burnt wood ... and then it takes all the moist out...

Score 90/100

Lagavulin 10 Year Old Travel Exclusive

This 10-year old Lagavulin was launched during Lagavulin Day at Feis Isle 2019 and is available as a travel retail exclusive. It was matured in both first-fill and refill ex-bourbon casks. The nose is surprisingly sweet and soft with notes of caramel and lemons. There is quite some brine too, together with (very soft) peat smoke, vanilla and some...

Score 80/100