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One of the classic Islay single malt whiskies. The Lagavulin distillery was founded in 1816 on the south-west coast of whisky island Islay. After a few changes of ownership, Lagavulin came into the hands of one Peter Mackie, the creator of the White Horse blended whisky. From 1890 on, Lagavulin became an important component of that blend.
Like every distillery in Scotland, Lagavulin had its ups and downs. Such as a period in the 1980s that the distillery was only active 2 days a week due to low demand, or that due to a growing demand in the 1990s, too few 16-year-old Lagavulin was in stock.
We've picked up some great Lagavulins: Special Release bottlings from the first decade of this century. These are 12 year old Lagavulin single malt whiskies bottled at cask strength. So this bottle is from 2008 and at 56.4% strength.
This is the twelfth of the Diageo Special Releases of 12 year old Lagavulin single malt whisky, released in 2012. Lagavulin gets good marks for its peated whisky and so does this bottling. matured in bourbon casks, bottled at 56.1% cask strength.
Lagavulin 16 is an example of how a long distillation process and long maturing contribute to a high-quality single malt. With this bottling, Lagavulin sets a standard: a perfect balance between peat smoke, maritime tones and sherry aromas. At 43%.
Lagavulin has a name to hold up as one of the best-rated single malt whiskies. And in this the Islay distillery succeeds again with this 16-year-old bottling! Matured in sherry casks without compromising the distillery's profile. At 43%.
The second Lagavulin bottling in Speciality Drinks’ Elements of Islay series was released in 2010. The single malt whisky matured in bourbon and sherry casks and is bottled at 58.0% cask strength. It received a score of 87 points on Whiskybase so far.
The ninth Lagavulin bottling in Elixir Distillers’ Elements of Islay series was released in 2018. The single malt whisky was matured in 2 ex-Laphroaig casks and bottled at 57.6% cask strength. It has received a score of 88 points on Whiskybase so far.
Lagavulin, one of the highest rated distilleries on whiskybase.com, releases their The Distillers Edition bottling each year. And as always the single malt bottling is double matured in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks made of new American oak. (43%)
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