Lagavulin 8 Year Old 200th Anniversary

Whiskey: Lagavulin 8 Year Old 200th Anniversary

Released to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of Lagavulin distillery by John Johnston

Size: 750mL

Proof: 96 (48% ABV)

Age: 8 Year

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Lagavulin Distillery

A welcome addition to the Lagavulin and proof that (sometimes) age is not that important when it comes to whisky. Most tasters rank this just as high as the 16 year old and Distillers Edition releases. If anything it is more assertive and more smoky but it remains well balanced and creamy.

Lagavulin 8 Year Old 200th Anniversary Tasting Notes

Nose: Aroma of sea breeze, charcoal and citrus fruit, along with notes of old wood, breakfast tea, black currant and mint.

Palate: Lagavulin, with complex smoke notes fading into cedar and ocean spray.

Finish: The soft peat and characterful woodsmoke lingers for a long time.

Distillery Information

Lagavulin distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Lagavulin on the island of Islay, Scotland.Lagavulin is one of the three Kildalton Distilleries in the south of Islay and sits comfortably in between Ardbeg and Laphroaig at the "Hollow by the Mill", translated from the Gaelic lag a'mhuilin.