Lagavulin 16 Year Old
Distillery: LagavulinStyle: Single Malt
Release: Unspecified
Age: 16 Years
Alcohol: 43% abv.
Region: Scotland: Islay
Bottled For: Distillery
A much sought-after single malt with the massive peat-smoke that's typical of southern Islay - but also offering a dryness that turns it into a truly interesting dram.
Reviews 1 - 4 of 4
Review by: Red Hare
Color: Amber gold
Nose: Smoke, peat, heather, honey, salt, iodine. Faint hint of apricots
Body: Watery round the edges, oily in the middle
Palate: Salty and tangy. Lemony. Intense smoke, little sparks of sherry and vanilla.
Finish: Long and lingering. Burst of sherry and vanilla, quickly fades to smoke all the way to the end.
Color: Amber gold
Nose: Smoke, peat, heather, honey, salt, iodine. Faint hint of apricots
Body: Watery round the edges, oily in the middle
Palate: Salty and tangy. Lemony. Intense smoke, little sparks of sherry and vanilla.
Finish: Long and lingering. Burst of sherry and vanilla, quickly fades to smoke all the way to the end.
Not as aggressive as Laphroaig. Very drinkable. Tastes like a smoky Speyside would.
Review by: Eddie
Color: Amber, Dark Gold
Nose: Burnt Wood, Peat and Salt Air
Body: Full, Rich and Syrupy
Palate: Sweet, Dry, Peat, Salt,Oily and some Smoke. This one had a lot going for it.
Finish: Long Sweet and a little smoky, Peat and Malt stayed a while and tasted very good
Color: Amber, Dark Gold
Nose: Burnt Wood, Peat and Salt Air
Body: Full, Rich and Syrupy
Palate: Sweet, Dry, Peat, Salt,Oily and some Smoke. This one had a lot going for it.
Finish: Long Sweet and a little smoky, Peat and Malt stayed a while and tasted very good
This is probably one of the best Islays I have ever had, It impressed me a lot. Now I'am tasting a little Licorice.
Review by: Saul
Color: Amber
Nose: Iodine, Sweet, Peat, Smokey
Body: Thick and swishy, Full bodied
Palate: Salt, Tangy, Logs of peat, Balanced
Finish: Long, Powerful, but gentle
Color: Amber
Nose: Iodine, Sweet, Peat, Smokey
Body: Thick and swishy, Full bodied
Palate: Salt, Tangy, Logs of peat, Balanced
Finish: Long, Powerful, but gentle
Review by: Rich
Nose: Here is the smoke, and the gentle malt underneath. Powerful, even at a low alcohol percentage it is hard to breath in too deeply without being overwhelmed.
Palate: Dry at points, smoke, the malty sweetness comes and goes.
Finish: Long and rolling peat, but perhaps shorter than I remmember it.
Nose: Here is the smoke, and the gentle malt underneath. Powerful, even at a low alcohol percentage it is hard to breath in too deeply without being overwhelmed.
Palate: Dry at points, smoke, the malty sweetness comes and goes.
Finish: Long and rolling peat, but perhaps shorter than I remmember it.
This was the 2005 version, which scored a couple of points less than before. A bit thinner than in the past few years, or is it me? Still wonderful.