Lagavulin 16 Year Old

Category:
 
Spirits
Sub-Category:  
 
Whisky
Producer:
 
Lagavulin
Label Name:
 
16 Year Old
Country:
 
Scotland, United Kingdom
Region:
 
Islay
Volume:
 
700ml
ABV:
 
43%
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
15-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Whisky Magazine 9. 6/10; Distiller community 4. 38/5; Liquor. com reviewers 4. 5/5; San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2022 Double Gold & Best Single Malt (13–19 yrs); International Spirits Challenge Gold 2018; Ultimate Spirits Challenge 97 points (2018)

Tasting Note
Powerful peat smoke with maritime iodine and seaweed, layered with dried fruit, sweet vanilla, tobacco and oak. Warming, full-bodied and long smoky finish.

Food Pairing
Western: grilled steak, smoked brisket, strong/blue cheeses, dark chocolate, oysters, smoked salmon. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, yakitori, Korean BBQ, spicy ramen, soy-marinated grilled dishes.

Production Method
Single malt Scotch from peated malted barley (~35 ppm), copper pot still distillation with slow cuts, matured a minimum 16 years in mainly ex-bourbon and some sherry oak casks.

Vineyard Info
Lagavulin distillery, founded 1816 on Islay and owned by Diageo, is renowned for its intensely peated single malts, pear-shaped pot stills and traditional slow distillation.