Whisky Review/Tasting: Lagavulin 16 years
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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Nosing 6:20
Whisky.com reviews the Lagavulin 16 years. This whisky the one of the most famous Scotch Whiskys. It comes from the Isle of Islay and is heavily peated.
Nose:
Very intense peat smoke, sea, iodine, heavy sweetness, very complex
Taste:
Soft but deep sweetness, a remembrance saltiness, a little oak and dry peat smoke
Finish:
The sea fades slowly away
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Horst is so excited to review Lagavulin 16, he forgot to say "I'm Luening, Horst Luening"
Considering how good it is, can you really blame him?
Along with Glenlivet 18 yr. old, this is a must have single malt in my cabinet. It is absolutely exquisite! I enjoy many others, but these two are my favorites. I have been savoring single malts for more than 40 years. You videos are wonderful! Thank you, and keep up your very fine work.
I’m starting my first whiskey cabinet and ordered a bottle of lag 16! I have a bottle of glenlivet 18 already and a few different 12s
Haha those two are my favs too!
i bought a bottle and I tried my first Lagavulin along with you in the video. Amazing. My favorite whiskey so far. Just beautiful. I’m so glad I bought it. Worth every penny. I’ll be honest. I bought laphroaig as my first islay scotch. I hated it. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I watched your laphroaig 10 video AFTER I bought it then I realized I fucked up. Lagavulin is similar but so much better. Perfection.
Does Lagavulin really taste like a campfire? Cause that’s the kind of taste I’m after like how a campfire smells apparently it tastes like it , and what was so bad about Laphroaig?
Your response to the cork and descriptions of the smoke were spot on to my first impressions with this whiskey. I can't imagine experiencing the joys of heaven without this nor the sorrows of hell with this particular whiskey.
Horst, I truly enjoy your videos so much. When you smell the peat at the start of the video it made me smile - that was my reaction when I have this whisky also.
I have to agree this is the quintessential Islay peat experience. What a whisky.
Thanks again
I need to conduct my whole existence the way that this guy drinks whisky 😂😂
My father in law recently got this for me for my birthday. New favorite whiskey, or perhaps a tie with Balvenie Doublewood 12. Excellent stuff. The smoke is really what makes it.
This dude is getting me so hyped to drink that 😂😂
With regards to salt in Whisky; it is indeed possible to have a salty brine influence due to the fact that casks breathe and interact with the air when placed in the warehouses, this is particularly the case of Island, Isles and Islay Whiskies that are right next to the sea. It is through this exchange and breathing in and out of the cask that such an infusion of brine and salt enters into a Whisky and influences the flavours. I think the Distilleries themselves have spoken of this phenomenon often enough also. What you were talking about was salt during the distillation process, but the infusion of salt or the brine note takes place during cask maturation. Notwithstanding the fact that some portion of time is spent maturing on the mainland, many Whiskies return to the Isles for their final period of maturation so I believe this is still a factor.
Yes, there is a small chance, that salt may enter the casks during maturation. But the salt has to enter firstly into the warehouse - which is possible thru the spray - but secondly it has to enter the casks. And this is really difficult due to the thickness of the staves.
That companies place their marketing on their location is not new. I would do also. But close to none whisky returns to Islay. Why should they, when the bottling lines are on the mainland?
In my chemical point of view there really is a great variety of salts or rather ions which are tastable in the whisky, especially in these well matured peaty and un-filtered ones. These salts are mainly dissolved from wooden casks. It may even contain a little table salt but the real variety of salts is superior in complexity. Wood (of the cask) itself contains great variety of salts or rather ions, which can be proven by burning it into ashes. These ashes are mixture of metallic carbonates (for example CaCO_3) and metallic oxides (CaO). This proves there is metallic ions (cations like Na+, Ca2+, K+ etc) in the wood. These ions dissolve into whisky during maturing. Moreover these phenolic combounds from whisky including mentioned phenolic acids (and other complex organic acids as well) form some complex salts when pairing with metallic ions.
I bet this is much more important reason for saltiness in palate than the location of casks during maturation. The idea of remembrance is somewhat childish.
I have had many bottles of ardbeg and laphroaig. I’ve also had Bowmore 12, and I’m just a big fan of islay. My palet was a little burnt because of how much I had in a short span of time, but I haven’t had any at the point of writing this in over a year. With the colder weather returning, something seems right to give a go! I have a bottle being shipped to me and am counting down the day!
This is by far my favorite scotch!
my favorite whisky reviewer :D
Why would a coastal whisky taste of the sea? They don't use sea-water or anything. Does the sea-air around the distillery introduce sea-like flavours? Or could it be a placebo effect as he knows it's from the coast?
Love some Lagavulin 16. It’s my special occasion whisky due to the price. But I’d drink it everyday if I could afford it.
Does it actually taste like a campfire smells ?
@@Normaldude444 Absolutely. It’s so good.
@@bimscutney1242 I am going to need to try that than, putting it on my Christmas wish list lol as it’s 144.99 for a bottle where I am
@@Normaldude444 I thought I had it bad at $115 a bottle. 😬
You could go for some Laphroaig 10. It’s cheaper and similar in taste.
So why is the 12 year cost more then the 16 year? I'm kind of confused
Because the 12yrs is bottled in cask strength and in smaller yearly batches.
One of the best whiskies in the world, is not necessary to waste money buying bottles of 300/400€ to find out something special!!
Couldn’t have put it better myself
I love sweet smoky whisky
With a hint of biomass decomp
a glimpse into the future, a gentleman drinking aged scotch whiskey while wearing a steel rolex sub
Big fan of the Talisker 10 so thought I'd try this but find the peppery earthy smoke to be a bit overwhelming. Anyone know of something similar to the Talisker 10? Was looking toward the Talisker DE edition next.
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+nick norsal the order still working
I had your experience two h20 tablespoons down. Didn't measure the scotch. Sonoma ca. USA.
to short time to have drink but it's okay I like
Smoke Low Tide. One more glass. Ting that glass.
I think Horst needs a little time alone with this bottle of Lagavulin. I don't blame him ;)
😂 that's what he does when alone with it too
I love this guy's passion.
Does anybody drink with horst? I love to smell my drink while he smells it and try to smell what he describes, and sip as he does to taste what he describes. Good drink for sure
Half a bottle in after celebrating a victory at work. I've been searching for someone to compare tasting notes with and here is your video. You articulated the tastes and sensations from the bottle in such an effortless and poetic way that I sit here in awe of you. Congratulations my friend.
james boueri whatever you did, congratulations brother.
Excellent review Sir. As a Scot who loves Whisky, please let me complement you on your fantastic channel.
Keep on Tasting......
“The remembrance of salt”.. one of the truly great tasters of our time..
I love this guy! He puts so much thought, attention and passion into these reviews.
I would love to see Christopher Walken do a tasting.
Stevie G oh easily
@Stevie G: What a great thought. It would certain be a masterpiece.
i lost it when you said we are very scottish today and pulls out the small bottle! Love this guy haha!
Glynn Matthews exactly lol.
Glynn Matthews I started laughing immediately! I believe he was making fun of my people! Love whiskey.com
Had my first glass of Lagavulin 16 years this evening, and I am stunned by the complexity of the flavours inside of this bottle. Thanks alot for the review Horst, it is always great to get an in-depth opinion before purchasing.
..."today we have a must for every whiskey connoiseur..." added to cart immediately.
Ron Swanson led me here
+streetbob818
I'm trying this for the first time and I must say Ron knows his stuff when it comes to whisky.
+Francis Ducharme Ron Swanson drinks Lagavulin because Nick Offerman drinks this beautiful malt. Mr. Offerman was introduced to this spirit by a friend and hasn't turned back since.
me too : )
anyone have a good comparison to the laphroig triple wood?
So. Many. Of. Us.
"Scotland is as far East as my wisdom goes." - Ron Swanson
I love the Lagavolin 16. It is a truly great Islay Scotch. It is one of my favorites. I tend towards the port/sherry finished whiskeys, but this one took my heart with its smoky, salty goodness. Great video
I/m enjoying a fine bottle of Lagavulin 16 rn while watching this. 😁👍🏼 It truly is the nectar of the God/s!
Best whiskey ever created, trully the nectar of the Gods. It just brings me joy drinking it, pure calmness, joy and happiness. Every sip is like stealing few seconds of time from God and keeping them just for me.
His expression when he opens the bottle is all that needs to be said about this superb whisky. One of my favourites and and absolute must-have! Excellent review!
If Horst was my math teacher, I'd be a physisict. Instead I'm studying linguistics.
This is my favorite.. Hands up
Pepe Simpson Isn't it hands down?
@@tolga1cool yep lol
@@tolga1cool maybe he's a cop who likes lagavulin
@@theKATofficial2 That would be hands behind your back 😝
It's truly a great sexual/sensual experience.
A divine dram and also one of the most elegant label designs of any whiskey on the market.
Luening Horst Luening is buzzed during the making of this
I too discovered this from watching "Parks & Recreation" and seeing scenes featuring Ron Swanson's (Nick Offerman) reverence for it. Horst, I enjoy your tasting videos immensely. Thanks for the good work (or I suppose I should say pleasure)!
"Smoke ,alot of smoke...on this tiny cork" the expression on his body got me weak AF.That is pure passion for your trade. Great channel.sips jet fuel.
Lagavulin 16yo or Talisker 10 yo? Personally, I find the Talisker 10yo stronger, saltier and peat, smoke and flavors pretty well integrated
Lagavulin 16 is one of my all time favourite smoky whiskies ! 🔥
bacon? maybe...it's Smokey, nice, perhaps..beautiful whiskey
Superb distinction of this whisky vs. Ardbeg and Laphroig. Great detailed and passionate review. If I didn't already have a bottle this review would drive me to go out and buy one. Love this channel!
This was too intense for me at first. But I gave it another try after already having a little buzz going from a sweet and fruity highland. Once you get past that initial smoke attack, the sweetness sets in and then finishes with a long oak spice. Very complex.
If Hans Landa were a whisky taster 😂 so detailed and passionate. Even the giggle is the same.
From the Gods above....Oh I must clutch my pearls!!!
His explanation is on the money 💴 , very smoky VERY smooth , at first there’s a bit of a burn on your pallet , but after you swallow it goes away , and the smoky flavor takes over very well , can’t wait to light a good cigar to compliment this great scotch Whiskey
My favourite Islay Malt Whisky !
My favourite Islay scotch! This was my gateway into peated scotch!! $200 with taxes now in Canada and worth every penny!! 🙂There is nothing as delicious as Lagavulin peated smoke!! It's a consistent beautiful love!! 🙂
100%
@@Whiskycom Thanks so much Horst!! Be well!! 🙂
My bottle arrived today and I am very pleased! Your review sold it!
My favourite whisky. Smoky peaty heaven in a glass 🥃
Great review. Keep up the great work!
This guy rocks - “The sea fades away, low tide”
From the moment he pops the cork, it's a passionate rendition of a poem
Whenever I watch one of Horst's reviews I want to (a) sip a dram of Scotch and (b) visit Scotland. Great videos.
Lagavulin is like a great Cognac at a fraction of the price ! To savor as a night cap with a good cigar ! The ultimate Whisky ,just fantastic !
I've just opened my first bottle of Lagavulin 16 for the first time and enjoyed my first dram with you, as well I do with all single malts. I, as well, am a fan of Islay malts.
I was looking forward to my first taste of this and it was well worth the wait.
Thank you for joining me on my new endeavors. I love Laphroaig, Ardbeg and now Lagavulin for their differing characteristics. Two thumbs up.
I am currently drinkijg my first dram! I finally got a bottle and sat down with this video as I started nosing the cork and worked my way towards the first taste 🖤 this is everything I ever hoped for and just the most spectacular thing I've ever tasted (on my modest budget!).. thank you so much Horst for conveying your passion to us and educating us!
you are an absolute joy to watch. Whisky is the greatest invention along with beer. Thank you sir.
If I like Talisker 10 for it's smoke and peat but also for its spices and fruit, will I like this one ? Is the smoke more subtle than a Laphroaig 10 because of the extra 6 years ? Nevermind, you answered my question after in the video
talisker10 and Lagavulin16 are "related", like Ardbeg10 and Laphroaig10... if you like talisker10, try the lagavulin16...
+Francis Ducharme - Big Talisker fan here. Lagavulin won't be a mistake, no worries. Much more gentle than Laphroaig. If money's tight, stay withTalisker.
ceebeedf
I finally got my hands on a Laga. I didn't drink much of it yet, but it's really in line with Talisker. Complex peatiness, but more vegetal, I smell some kind of olives in it. I like Laphroaig as well. I have the Cairdeas 2015 which is sweeter, fruitier and saltier than their 10Yo. It's 20$ cheaper than Laga, if you can get your hands on it :P
+Francis Ducharme - Cairdeas, OK, money's not tight, i get it. Wasn't intended as an insult ;)
ceebeedf
Haha, no offense taken. Cairdeas 2015 is actually 20$ cheaper than Laga 16 here :P
I had this 2 months ago and I wonder if I had a sample from a bad bottling.. the peat was there , less smoke and hardly any fruity notes there . On the nose it was like a homeless person was in the room 😅. I liked this In the past but after my bad experience ,I wonder why this is so popular? I had the cask strength 2010 and was one of my favourite that I have had .. I wanted to try this one but for 160Euros ? (4000czk , i am in Czech ) not worth it .
What happened to lagavulin ... ? The bottle i bought in 2021 was less smooth than what i remembered.
It used to be my favourite , over ardbeg and laphroig. Did they change something around 16 years ago?
Just came across your reviews Horst. They are great. I am from Scotland and love a whisky but often found Islay malts a bit difficult to get into. I always preferred sherried Speyside whisky's. Strange though that if I ever did like an Islay it was always Lagavulin 16yo. Despite being one of the big three peaty smoke monster along with Laphroaig and Ardbeg I alway found the smells and flavours of Lagavulin to be the most graceful and complimentary of the three.
I am going to try this in a moment can't wait...
It might soind strange, but when I keep the whisky in mouth for longer time, I get some strange taste, like rubber, burnt rubber, but not like a tire, rather something like rubber band. I felt the same tasting Finlaggan.
Still one of my favourites.
Cracked tha one I got for da birthday today. Thanks for tha review. Lucky u with that lil bottle. Haha. This whiskey is SO good.
Between the clarity of the microphone and the description you give in your reviews..I can LITERALLY taste this! LMAO. Well done.
The way i enjoyed this video was i imagined i farted in the glass then handed it back to him to sniff.
until last year it was £49 here in the UK. It has now risen to £75. Worth every penny but of course I am not happy.
interesting that you say there's no salt in it. i feel like salt must get in through the air though if it's near the sea. i have some springbank and killkerran and it is very salty. there's no way that the wood is giving it that flavor. cars that are near the ocean will rust like crazy because of the salt transported onto their metal frame through moisture in the air. something similar must be happening at these warehouses
Next he will be saying snifff snifff and the man making this let out a little warm fart while in the distillery room and he had a tuna jacket potato for lunch, what a pompous dope
Tried this for the first time at the weekend and man was it a game changer for me. I'd tried Laphroaig and wasn't 100% sold on it, so was hesitant to try another Islay. When I saw the Lagavulin though I couldn't pass up the opportunity to give it a try. This will definitely be my go-to Islay (until I get the opportunity to try the other Islay whiskies)
Lagaviun 16 is my ALL Time Favourite
Single malt as well As scotcH 😎
I love this smoke flavor! Recommend drinking this one.
Horst, wenn du etwas erklärst, dann ist das wirklich toll. Ich trinke und rieche mit dir und genieße es voll und ganz. Weiter so, Sie sind die Besten in diesem Beruf.
Grüße aus Amsterdam
Thank u for the recommendation horst , i liked this whisky specially in cold cloudy day around the fire 🥃
This guy would have made an excellent Hans Landa..
That's a bingo!
Clouds are raining sweet water...!
That must be a good whiskey .
I love your reviews Horst, but must you swill it around in your mouth like that?! I have to turn the volume down 🤣
I'm incline to think that Laga 16yo is a combination of both sherry and bourbon casks because i've found sherry notes in it. What is your take on this, Hourst?
I always thought that too. But in the meantime I am no longer sure, how high the sherry cask content really is.
This excellent review prompted me to buy a bottle myself. It was my first Islay whisky but it was much more approachable than I'd thought it would be. Strong smokey aroma, but full bodied, not so much harsh, very deep and well rounded. I would describe the general sense I got from it as comforting, actually. Like a warm blanket after a nippy day at the beach. Some dried fruit in there near the end. I had two fingers of this stuff, put on some Miles Davis and read a Haruki Murakami book. Great 2 hrs, and best money I ever spent on whisky. Many thanks for the recommendation.
i need to buy a gift and i see that lagavulin 16 has so good reviews, but i saw bad reviews from individual commentators who complain of the intense smokiness. i'm confused.
What if he ate something before, isn't gargling food debris left between his teeth affecting the taste?
More intense smoke than the double black johnnie walker?
I had to come back to this one after seeing Benedikt's April Fool edition... Lagavulin 16 has always been one of my favorites since I first tried it in the 1980s. I have some of the 12 left over from December, but still prefer the 16 because it's as close to perfect as I have tasted...
I've just tried Lagavulin 16, and I loved that smokey taste. Can anyone recommend something similar?
Mark L I would say go for the Ardbeg 10 yr old next.
Laproaig 10 is smokey but sweet with a long, long finish... not as complex as the Lag 16
Laphroaig 18, delicious dram.
Laphroig Quarter Cask. That's a great, great whisky. Far more of a punch in the face than Lagavulin 16. It carries no age statement but I'm not a snob.
Caol Ila 12
Fantastic passionate review of one of the true classics.
My guy was slobbering over this whiskey the entire video
I'm getting an 18 year bottle of lagavulin for my 18th birthday
Enjoy it savour it special occasions :)
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dustin kunish I remember the first time I had it. I was 22 (drinking age in the US is 21). My grandfather served me a glass. It was the first time I ever had whiskey neat and it remains one of my all time favorite whiskeys
I turned 20 today and got a bottle of 16 Year Old Lagavulin. My first ever single malt whisk(e)y and proper whisky overall. Only had one shitty cheapo blended scotch before which as quiiiite awful. This is good stuff :) this isnt for beginners but I like the smoke flavour... I dont need to get used to it or acquire the taste super slowly/never get acquired to the taste. I just like it. can't wait to pair it with cigars. My next whisk(e)y will be something with less smoke, more fruityness sweetness
I would highly recommend, based on what kind of whisky you said you want to try next (a good one, less smoke and more fruityness), a bottle of Glen Livet 15 year French Oak.
Great review. My favorite of the range is the DE bottling. I look forward to an English version review of the distillers edition soon. Also, congratulations on a tremendous victory 7-1 over Brazil today in the World Cup!
Thank you. And let me help you with that.
Whisky Tasting: Lagavulin Distiller's Edition 1997 / 2013
If you want me to taste any other bottles:
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The Werner Herzog of whisky tasting is the best!