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Lagavulin 8 Year Old
Released for Lagavulin's 200th anniversary in 2016 and now a core expression. Youthful, vivid smoke and sweetness — a contrast to the 16.
- Peated
Details
| Brand | Lagavulin |
|---|---|
| Distillery | Lagavulin |
| Origin | Scotland / Islay |
| Style | Single Malt |
| Age | 8 yrs |
| ABV | 48% |
| Cask | — |
Flavour profile
- Smoky
- Sweet
- Fruity
- Spicy
- Rich
* Editorial estimate.
Tasting notes
- Nose
- Vivid peat smoke with lemon, green apple and sweet malt.
- Palate
- Powerful and oily — smoke and salt with vanilla and fruity sweetness.
- Finish
- Long and smoky, drying at the end.
* Editorial tasting notes.
How to enjoy it
- Neat
- Highball
- With water
At 48%, the youthful smoke stands out neat. It also keeps its smoky character in a highball.
Food pairing
Oysters, grilled seafood, smoked foods and spicy dishes.
Background & production
Released by Lagavulin in 2016 to celebrate the distillery's 200th anniversary, it pays tribute to Victorian whisky writer Alfred Barnard, who tasted an eight-year-old Lagavulin on Islay and described it as "exceptionally fine".
Aged only in refill American oak casks and bottled at 48%. Introduced as a commemorative release, it later became part of the core range.
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Sources: scotchwhisky.com / mizunaratheshop.com
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