7,000+ Whiskey Database
Liquor
Lagavulin 18 Feis Ile 2016
Type
ABV
49.5%
Region
Distiller
Nose
A spritz of lemon juice on potted shrimp, then fennel pollen and water mint. The smoke is pulled back
Taste
The palate has orchard fruits, creosote, and moss
Finish
Long finish
Liquor
Lagavulin 1979 Murray McDavid
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Lovely sweet, ashy, chalky nose. Its sweet on grapefruit and mango
Taste
Good mouthfeel and strong peat attack mixed in with pepper and caramel.
Finish
Medium long, with the sweetness increasing.
Liquor
Lagavulin 1980 Distillers Edition
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Deep fragrant sherry slightly burnt and winey notes, followed by salt and seaweed.
Taste
Lightness subsides to reveal a chewy, dancingly oily body which resurges before releasing the sooty medicinal saviours.
Finish
Long, smoky, medicinal, smoky, salty, smoky.
Liquor
Lagavulin 1981 Distillers Edition
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Ashes and red fruits, peat, strawberry jam, prunes, salt, orange, smoked fish
Taste
Taste ashy, first sweet, strawberry and iodine, salt
Finish
Finish strawberry, salted, iodine , oysters, a little smoky, tobacco, wet skin, a burnt match
Liquor
Lagavulin 1987 Distillers Edition
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Citrus fruity of the latter loses much intensity in favor of rubbery notes (fishing boots, waxed)
Taste
Oscillates between peat, tobacco notes, liquorice, salt, a hint of orange, and always chocolate
Finish
Long enough, on a very nice mixture of salt, chocolate and bitter orange.
Liquor
Lagavulin 1989 Distillers Edition
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Delightful aroma.
Taste
A splendid taste with a warm feel to it. Not to smoky but silky smooth.
Finish
Long and full of interesting flavors.
Liquor
Lagavulin 1990 Distiller’s Edition
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
A delightfully complex spicy and perfumed nose.
Taste
Sweet, smooth and with a real oak flavour.
Finish
Very smooth and flavorful.
Liquor
Lagavulin 1991 Distiller’s Edition
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Amazing rubber boots/bitter oranges combo, evolving towards more coastal elements (dried kelp, brine), old leather, camphor, tobacco, orange marmalade
Taste
Kippery and salty, with a lot of tobacco (chewed Habano), gentian spirit, dried ginger and salted liquorice.
Finish
Long finish
Liquor
Lagavulin 1991 Distillers Edition
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Bitter oranges combo, dried kelp, brine, old leather, camphor, tobacco and orange marmalade,
Taste
Kippery and salty, with a lot of tobacco (chewed Habano), gentian spirit, dried ginger and salted liquorice.
Finish
Long. very kippery, with some caramel
Liquor
Lagavulin 1992 Distillers Edition
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
The smoke is stingingly intense with honey note, flowery / citrus, sharp smoke
Taste
The caramel note is stronger in the mouth and the smoke in the end softer honey the color yellow and the flower
purple lilac on the tongue
Finish
Mouth complex and long finish
Liquor
Lagavulin 1993 Distillers Edition
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Dry smoke, wood, spices, dark fruits, red grapes
Taste
Wonderfully gentle, aromatic attack, sherry, raisins, figs, wonderful smoke aromas, dark chocolate, tobacco, pepper, salt
Finish
Very long, some sherry and smoke, clearly spice
Liquor
Lagavulin 1993 Islay Jazz Festival 2011
Type
ABV
55.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Bacon, smoked sausage, raw meat, turpentine, iodine, caramel, sticky sweet barbecue sauce, nuts and sweet wood smoke.
Taste
Full bodied and then some – this is rich stuff. Massive spiciness hits me right away.
Finish
Medium long finish. It does land a bit abruptly.