LAGAVULIN 拉加維林

Lagavulin 12 Year Old (Special Release 2015) 70cl 56.8%

Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose: Very sooty, warm lemon rather than zestiness. Warming, rounded wood spice. Water livens up proceedings.

Palate: Plenty of peat smoke, oatcakes and salted caramel richness.

Finish: Dry and sooty.

Overall: Clean as well as dusty (pretty sure that does make sense in this case) - the most affordable Special Release of 2015 and always worth getting hold of.

Lagavulin 12YO 2015 Details

Country Scotch Whisky

Region Islay Whisky

Distillery Lagavulin

Bottler Lagavulin

Age 12 year old whisky

Style Single Malt Whisky

Alcohol 56.8%

Volume 70cl

Lagavulin 16 Year Old 70cl 43.0%

Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose: More like Lapsang Souchong tea than Lapsang Souchong! One of the smokiest noses from Islay. It's big, very, very concentrated, and redolent of iodine, sweet spices, good, mature sherry and creamy vanilla. Stunning.

Palate: Very thick and rich. A massive mouthful of malt and sherry with good fruity sweetness, but also a wonderful sweetness. Big, powerful peat and oak.

Finish: Long, spicy finish, figs, dates, peat smoke, vanilla.

Awards for Lagavulin 16 Year Old

Gold Islay Single Malt 13 to 20 Years - 2016
World Whiskies Awards

1st Place Best Single Malt Scotch 13-17 Years - 2015
International Whisky Competition

1st Place Best Peated Whisky - 2015
International Whisky Competition

2nd Place Best Single Malt Whisky - 2015
International Whisky Competition

2nd Place Best Single Malt Scotch (Islay) - 2015
International Whisky Competition

Gold Liquid Gold Award - 2014
Jim Murray's Whisky Bible

Master Islay 13-18 years old - 2014
The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)

Gold Scotch Single Malt - Islay - 2014
International Wine & Spirit Competition

Silver Islay Single Malt 13 to 20 Years - 2014
World Whiskies Awards

Master Islay 13-18 years old - 2013
The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)

Double Gold Single Malt Scotch - 13 to 19 Yrs - 2013
San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Winner Best Single Malt Scotch - 13 to 19 Yrs - 2013
San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Gold Scotch Single Malt - Islay - 2013
International Wine & Spirit Competition

The distillery of Lagavulin officially dates from 1816, when John Jonston and Archibald Campbell constructed two distilleries on the site. One of them became Lagavulin, taking over the other—which one is not exactly known. Records show illicit distillation in at least ten illegal distilleries on the site as far back as 1742, however. In the 19th century, several legal battles ensued with their neighbour Laphroaig, brought about after the distiller at Lagavulin, Sir Peter Mackie, leased the Laphroaig distillery.

It is said that Mackie attempted to copy Laphroaig's style. Since the water and peat at Lagavulin's premises was different from that at Laphroaig's, the result was different.
 The Lagavulin distillery is located in the village of the same name.

Lagavulin is known for its producer's use of a slow distillation speed and pear shaped pot stills. The two wash stills have a capacity of 11,000 Litres and the two spirit stills of 12,500 Litres each.

位於拉加維林海灣，可以從古代島上君王的要塞Dunyvaig城堡俯瞰而見。1816年由約翰‧瓊斯頓在私酒蒸餾廠舊址設立。並由亞歷山大‧葛拉罕於1836年承接。
1890年彼得‧麥基取得經營權，1908年第二個蒸餾廠及麥芽磨坊開始運作。

1918年拉加維林關廠一季。1924年麥基公司改組為白馬酒廠。1941-1945年二次大戰期間再度關廠。1948年開始使用電燈。1951年開始重 建，1952年發生爆炸及大火，1953年恢復生產。1962年麥芽磨坊關閉。1969年拉加維林改用蒸汽加熱。1987年前採取12年份裝瓶，其後改為 16年份裝瓶。