Review #121: Lagavulin 8

Lagavulin 8

Islay - 8 years old - Chill-Filtered* - NCA* - Sample ($55 at the local) - 48%

Color - Pale Gold

Nose - Plastic bucket, lemon zest, honey, Parmesan stink

Taste - Honey, citrus, plastic

Finish - Medium - Smoke, burnt rubber, sugar in the raw

Overall - 6 - This is not a bad entry level peated dram. It would compete with Laphroaig 10 and Ardbeg 10. The amped up ABV helps this but it still is a little thin in the mouth. A one dimensional peat bomb that I would pick up when it goes on sale. Personally, Frog 10, Ardbeg 10, and Laga 8 in that order.

* There was a lot of conflicting information on this but I am going natural color due to German bottling information

Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.1

Standard Deviation 0.89

Skew 0.66

Kurtosis -0.16