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Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Islay 750ml
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Lagavulin 16 Year Old — The Definitive Islay Single Malt
There are peated whiskies, and then there is Lagavulin. Distilled on the rugged southern shore of Islay and aged for a full 16 years, this is one of the most iconic single malts ever produced — a whisky that commands attention from the first pour and rewards patience with every sip.
The nose is immediate and unapologetic:...Show More >
Lagavulin 16 Year Old — The Definitive Islay Single Malt
There are peated whiskies, and then there is Lagavulin. Distilled on the rugged southern shore of Islay and aged for a full 16 years, this is one of the most iconic single malts ever produced — a whisky that commands attention from the first pour and rewards patience with every sip.
The nose is immediate and unapologetic: a great wave of peat smoke, salted driftwood, and smoked fish, with a deep undercurrent of caramelized malt, baked apple, and oloroso sherry. On the palate, the smoke gives way to a lush maritime complexity — varnish, ocean spray, dark fruit, and a long, sweetly peated finish that lingers for minutes.
“Classy Islay” — Wine Enthusiast, 90 Points
- Distillery: Lagavulin, Islay, Scotland
- Age: 16 Years
- Size: 750ml
- ABV: 43%
- Tasting Notes: Peat smoke, salted driftwood, caramelized malt, dark fruit, oloroso sherry
- Style: Heavily peated, maritime Islay single malt
Best enjoyed neat or with a few drops of water. Essential for any serious whisky collection — and one of those rare bottles that never stays on the shelf for long.
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Wine Information:
Country: Scotland
Region: Islands
Sub-Region:
Appellation: Islay
Variety:
Type: Spirits
Size: 750ml
Choose when time is of the essence
The Islay representative in the 'Classic Malts' series is a deep, dry and exceptionally peaty bruiser. Probably the most pungent of all Islay malts, Lagavulin is not for the faint-hearted but inspires fanatical devotion in its many followers.
Wine Enthusiast 90 points Soy sauce, olive brine, peat, honey, oloroso Sherry, brewer's yeast, bread dough, barley malt and cigar smoke in the bouquet. The flavor that magically includes the innate intense peatiness of Islay malts and the masterly employment of oak barrels phase defines "classy Islay.? Concludes sweetly, without sacrificing the tangy, astringent peatiness that is inherent. Gorgeous.
