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Lagavulin
Best new whiskies in 2020: the WhiskyNotes favourites
Mannochmore 22 yo 1997 (55,8%, Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 2020, first fill sherry butt #12098, 490 btl.)
Lagavulin 12 yo 2008 (56,5%, OB Special Release 2021, refill American oak casks)
Fettercairn 14 yo 2007 (55,2%, Alistair Walker Whisky Co ‘Infrequent Flyers’ 2021, Oloroso sherry puncheon #1823, 622 btl.)
Springbank 12 yo Cask Strength (55,3%, OB 2020, 65% bourbon + 35% sherry)
Whisky news of the week: Bruichladdich Eighteen and Thirty, Glen Moray redesign, Starward x Lagavulin, Glencadam limited editions, Glenmorangie Calvados
Diageo Special releases 2010
Diageo Special Releases 2014
Diageo Special Releases 2015 – news, price and other details
Diageo Special Releases 2016: Auchroisk / Brora / Caol Ila / Lagavulin / Port Ellen / Cragganmore / Glenkinchie / Mannochmore / Cambus / Linkwood
Diageo Special Releases 2017, including Brora, Convalmore, Collectivum XXVIII, Lagavulin, Port Dundas, Port Ellen and others…
No Brora, no Port Ellen. Instead there is Caol Ila 35 Years, Carsebridge 48 Years, Talisker 8 Years, Cladach and more.
Diageo Special Releases 2020 (+ price): Talisker, Lagavulin, Mortlach and other cask strength premium whiskies in this yearly series
Diageo Special Releases 2021 (+ price): Lagavulin, Talisker, Mortlach and other cask strength whisky
Diageo Special Releases 2022: Lagavulin, Talisker, Clynelish, Oban and more. A yearly series of premium cask strength single malt whisky.
Diageo Special Releases 2023: Lagavulin, Clynelish, Oban, Roseisle, Glenkinchie and more. A yearly series of premium cask strength single malt whisky.
Diageo Special Releases 2024: Lagavulin, Caol Ila, Roseisle, Benrinnes, Talisker, Mortlach and more. A yearly series of cask strength whisky from uncommon cask types.
Secret Islay 15 yo 2007 (49,7%, Anchor & Kanpaikai 2023, refill Oloroso hogshead, 168 btl.)
Williamson / Laphroaig 12 yo 2010 (50,7%, Whisky & Alement + Anchor 2023, refill sherry hogshead)
Ardmore 12 yo 2009 (53,5%, Anchor Australia 2022, barrel)
Johnnie Walker Blue Label ‘Legendary Eight’ (43,8%, OB 2020)
Lagavulin NAS ‘only available at the distillery’ (52,5%, OB 2010, 6000 btl.) – 90/100
Lagavulin 11 yo – Offerman Edition (46%, OB 2021, Guinness Cask finish, second edition)
Lagavulin 12 yo 2007 (56,4%, OB Special Releases 2020)
Lagavulin 12 yo 2008 (56,5%, OB Special Releases 2021, refill American oak casks)
Lagavulin 12 yo ‘The Flames of the Phoenix’ (57,3%, OB Special Releases 2022, refill American oak + virgin oak casks)
Lagavulin 12 yo (56,4%, OB Special Releases 2023, Don Julio Añejo tequila casks)
Lagavulin 12 Years ‘Fireside Tales’ (57,4%, OB Special Releases 2024, first fill bourbon + refill casks)
Lagavulin 12 Years ‘Grain & Embers’ (56,5%, OB Special Releases 2025, refill casks + PX / Oloroso seasoned casks)
Lagavulin 12yo Special release (57,1%, OB 2006) – 88/100
Lagavulin 12yo Special Release (57,9%, OB 2009, 9th release) – 86/100
Lagavulin 12 yo (55,1%, OB 2013, 13th release) – 86/100
Lagavulin 12 yo (54,4%, OB 2014, 14th release, 31.428 btl.) – 88/100
Lagavulin 12 yo (56,8%, OB 2015, 15th release) – 88/100
Lagavulin 12 yo (57,7%, OB 2016, 16th release) – 86/100
Lagavulin 12 yo (56,5%, OB 2017, 17th release)
Lagavulin 12 yo (56,5%, OB 2019, 19th release, refill American oak, 60.000+ btl.)
Lagavulin 15 yo 1979 (59,2%, The Syndicate 1995, single cask) – 92/100
Lagavulin 18 yo ‘Bicentenary Edition’ (49,5%, OB – Feis Ile 2016, refill hogsheads & European oak Bodega sherry butts, 6000 btl.) – 91/100
Lagavulin 30 yo 1991 (53,8%, OB 2021, first fill PX/Oloroso seasoned European oak butt #2500, 546 btl.)
Lagavulin 30 yo 1991 (44,3%, OB ‘Casks of Distinction’ for HKWF / House Welley / Kirsch / Wu Dram Clan 2022, first fill European oak Oloroso / PX puncheon #5403, 318 btl.)
Lagavulin 31 yo 1991 (49,2%, OB ‘Casks of Distinction’ for The Whisky Exchange 2022, first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry hogshead #P5D4, 264 btl.)
Lagavulin 1994 (52,7%, OB for Feis Ile 2010, sherry cask #3210, 528 btl.) – 91/100
Lagavulin 1997 ‘Distiller’s Edition’ (43%, OB 2013, P.X. finish, lgv. 4/502) – 90/100
Lagavulin 1999 ‘Distiller’s Edition’ (43%, OB 2015, PX finish, lgv. 4/504) – 88/100
Lagavulin 2000 ‘Distiller’s Edition’ (43%, OB 2016, PX finish, lgv. 4/505) – 86/100
Lagavulin 21 yo 1997 (56,6%, OB ‘Select Cask’ for European Lagavulin fans 2018, European oak cask #0001, 158 btl.)
Lagavulin 21 yo 1985 (56,5%, OB 2007, first fill sherry, 6642 btl.) – 92/100
Lagavulin 21 yo 1991 (52%, OB 2012, first fill sherry, 2772 btl.) – 92/100
Lagavulin 23 yo 1992 ‘Casks of Distinction’ (55,7%, OB 2016, Bodega sherry European oak butt #5745, selected by Boyao Zhao, 420 btl.) – 93/100
Lagavulin 25 yo (51,7%, OB 2016, 200th Anniversary, sherry casks, 8000 btl.)
Lagavulin 26 yo 1994 ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ (44,2%, OB Special Releases 2021, first fill Pedro Ximénez + Oloroso seasoned casks, 7542 btl.)
Lagavulin 30 yo 1976 (52,6%, OB 2006, 2340 btl.) – 92/100
Lagavulin 37 yo 1976 (51%, OB 2013, 1868 btl.) – 94/100
Lagavulin 8 yo (48%, OB 2017)
Lagavulin 8 yo (48%, OB 2016, 200th Anniversary) – 88/100
Lagavulin 9 yo ‘House Lannister’ (46%, OB ‘Game of Thrones’ 2019)
Lagavulin Distillers Edition (43%, OB 2022, PX seasoned American oak finish)
Lagavulin 1995 ‘Distillers Edition’ (43%, OB 2013, lgv. 4/501)
Lagavulin 1997 ‘Distillers Edition’ (43%, OB 2013, lgv. 4/502)
Lagavulin 1998 ‘Distillers Edition’ (43%, OB 2014, lgv. 4/503)
Lagavulin 1999 ‘Distillers Edition’ (43%, OB 2015, lgv. 4/504)
Lagavulin 2000 ‘Distillers Edition’ (43%, OB 2016, lgv. 4/505)
Lagavulin 1995 ‘Feis Ile’ (54,7%, OB 2014, European sherry oak butts, 3500 btl.) – 93/100
Lagavulin 13 yo (56,1%, OB for Feis Ile 2021, Port cask finish, 6000 btl.)
Lagavulin Jazz Festival 2015 (55,4%, OB 2015, 3500 btl.) – 91/100
Lagavulin 13 yo ‘Islay Jazz Festival 2021’ (56,6%, OB 2021, ex-Mezcal cask finish, 3000 btl.)
Lagavulin Lg1 (56,8%, Speciality Drinks 2009, 50 cl) – 88/100
Lagavulin ‘Lg8’ 2006 (59,5%, Elements of Islay 2018, two bourbon barrels)
Lagavulin Offerman Edition 11 yo – Caribbean Rum Cask Finish (46%, OB 2024)
New: Lagavulin Offerman Guinness finish / Teeling Whiskey Cherry Wood / Glen Grant 72 Years / Kornog 2005 WhiskySponge
Lochan Sholum 14 yo 2003 (52,3%, Maltbarn 2017, sherry cask, 147 btl.)
Whisky news: Ardbeg Rare Cask 101, Lagavulin Islay Jazz 2023, Hombre Marginal mezcal, Macallan SMWS ‘The Only Drop’, Compass Box Metropolis and more…
New and upcoming whisky releases: Feis Ile 2022 releases from Lagavulin, Caol Ila and Bunnahabhain. Also a new Port Charlotte SC:01 and Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2013.
Lagavulin 11 Years Offerman Edition // Green Spot 1991 Marsala Cask // Deanston 1997 Palo Cortado
News: Lagavulin 24 yo 1991 (52,7%, OB 2016, sherry butt, 522 btl.)
Lagavulin 21 Year Old – Islay Jazz Festival 2019 // The Whisky Jury // Whisky Show bottlings
New: Lagavulin 22 Years Jazz Festival / Kilkerran 16 Years / Benromach 21 Years / Glenturret
New: Lagavulin 25 Year Old (2015, 8000 btl.)
New whisky releases: Lagavulin 30 Years ‘Cask of Distinction’, Longrow Red 11 Years Tawny Port, GlenAllachie 16 Mizunara, Bowmore Aston Martin series + more…
New and upcoming whisky releases: Gordon & MacPhail Recollection series / Lagavulin Jazz Festival 2022 / Glenrothes 1986 + Aila Col 2009 (The Whisky Jury) / Octomore series 13
Coming up: Lagavulin 8 Year Old, Compass Box The Circus, Glenrothes 1976 single cask, Macallan 65 Years in Lalique…
Lagavulin Jazz Festival Mezcal / Tamdhu Quercus Alba / The Singleton 39 Years / Waterford Micro Cuvée Hearth
Lagavulin Offerman Edition – Charred Oak Cask Lagavulin is expanding its partnership with actor / woodworker Nick Offerman. […]
New and upcoming whisky: Teeling 40 Year Old, Lagavulin and Caol Ila Feis Ile 2024, Redbreast Dream Cask Zenith Edition and Loch Lomond travel retail whisky.
News: Lagavulin 23yo 1992 single cask 5745 (55.7%) / BenRiach 17yo Pedro Ximénez / BenRiach 21yo Tawny Port / GlenDronach 14yo Virgin oak / Bruichladdich Micro Provenance
New and upcoming whisky releases: Lagavulin 1993 (Prima & Ultima), Ardbeg Ardcore, Bushmills Prohibition Recipe, Bunnanhabhain Feis Ile 2022 and more…
South Shore Islay 8 yo (48,8%, Valinch & Mallet ‘dumpy series’ 2016, bourbon hogsheads)
Diageo releases 2009
Islay Single Malt 33 yo 1990 (52,3%, Whisky Picnic Bar 2024, bourbon barrel #4404322, 110 btl.)
Secret Islay Single Malt 9 yo 2013 (53,9%, Whisky Picnic Bar + Cuckoo 2023, hogshead #13000581, 120 btl.)
Bruichladdich 11 yo 2010 (52,7%, The Whisky Agency for Whisky Picnic Bar 2022, Rivesaltes barrique #2136, 90 btl.)