Lagavulin 16 Year Old Malt Whisky

Pros: Excellent smoke and peat interplay for a fabulous flavor.
Cons: Expensive.

If you have read some of my other whisky reviews, you may be thinking, "hey, didn't he declare Highland Park 18 yo was the best single malt whisky?" Well, yes I did and there is no contradiction in relation to the title of this review because that ...

Pros: Smooth, smoky, peaty delight. Heavenly.
Cons: Bah!

"Smoke in a bottle". That's how a friend of mine, nowadays a whisky-nerd just like me, described the 16 y.o. Lagavulin to me after his first taste of the stuff. "I swear that you could smell the smoke in my apartment the whole day once I...

Pros: Not hard to find, great savoring malt
Cons: Not a good starter or for the timid.

I recently splurged on myself and bought a sampler 6 pack of single malts and as luck would have it 5 of them are listed here on the site.

I have reviewed the first 4 recently and this is the 5th.
(Not all at once of course)
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Pros: Almost everything
Cons: It is an acquired taste

It was a winter evening in Manhattan, and I had just crossed back over the Williamsburg bridge back into Manhattan, full as could be after a typically wonderful evening at Peter Lugers, with two good friends. The three of us ended up at Tavern On Jane,...

Pros: Superb character, highly refined spirit with exceptional wood accents
Cons: Too much adulation is misleading. Its just very good, period.

Whiskey...long time since I stopped drinking it on a regular basis. I guess it had a lot to do with the fact that Whiskey drinkers in this country tend to be snobbish and pretentious executive-wannabes, or even worse. Fact is, very few people I know who...

Pros: Intensely characteristic Islay malt
Cons: Och, skite and havers. 'Cons,' forbye...

There are three whisky distilleries – yes, of course singlemalt – on Islay that between them produce my three favorite singlemalts. (And this is in no wise a condemnation of the North Islay malts, such as Bowmore or Caol Illa: we are dealing here...

Pros: As stoutly smoky as they say. Powerful, rich stuff, even for an Islay malt.
Cons: A little on the expensive side. Not made for the everyday imbiber.

It was the Scotch I just had to try. Having developed my taste for the whiskey on the smoky, peaty rocks of Laphraoig, I was in search of something else, the ultimate experience that’d kick me around the room, transport me across the Atlantic, and ...

Pros: unique smoky peaty flavor
Cons: might be too smoky for some

My introduction to single malt scotch was in Chicago, during my brother's graduation from U of C. All of his buddies enjoyed the excellent elixir on a frequent basis, but I had never indulged. The Macallan was the "first" for me, and (besides...

Pros: A classic Islay - a big whisky
Cons: Not for everyone

”Experience teaches that most of the riotous and obstreperous conduct of drunks comes from the young and fiery spirit which is sold, while men who may over-indulge in old matured whisky become sleepy and stupid, but not in a fighting mood.” Sir...

Pros: Nose, taste and finish
Cons: Not cheap

Over the years, I have sampled a variety of Scotch, from rotgut to royalty. Never, though, had I tasted Lagavulin. A fellow Scotch fan said it was his favorite and I nodded politely, sort of like you do when the nice missionaries from the Jehovah's...

Pros: smooth, intensely flavorful
Cons: about as expensive to keep around the house as any other sixteen-year-old

There comes a time in a man's life when he just can't order vanilla ice cream for dessert after a steak dinner anymore. This, my dear friends, is what Scotch is for. Think of it as dessert for the power-brokers of the world.

Now, I don't...

Pros: Perfectly rounded example of an Islay; BIG, rich, smooth, well balanced. Great price!
Cons: Perhaps an acquired taste?

I have sampled Lagavulin on many occasions, as such I have not been in a huge rush to get my own bottle. This whisky is fairly common in decent restaurants and bars, plus all my friends seem to have a bottle. Finally, thanks to my wife doing some...

Pros: Rich body, strong peaty taste, true to district of Islay.
Cons: none - unless you don't like strong, peaty single malts.

One of the best names in single malts, this 16 year old doesn't let you down one bit. When tasting a scotch, in particularly the finest of the single malts it is important to remember what one is looking for in the taste and the experience of the drink....

Pros: Unique, powerfully warm flavor
Cons: May be a bit strong for some

I first began my obsession with Lagavulin a couple of years ago when my brother and I discovered it's wonderfully smoky, peaty flavor at an Irish pub in Chicago. This fine single malt definitely has an identity all its own in this class of scotches....

Pros: Rich, robust flavor
Cons: Some might say it's expensive

My husband introduced me to the joys of single malt Scotch. Lagavulin has become a favorite of ours. We always drink it neat. The peaty flavor reminds me of a green forest. A sip of Lagavulin fills me with a warm glow.

A cheese and sausage...