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LAGAVULIN

Established: 1816
Status: Working
Location: Port Ellen, Isle of Islay
Visitor centre: Yes
Website: No



• Aged 25 Years
Legless Scotsman's rating: 10- (98 points)
(Nose 24 points: seaweed, salty / Taste 25 points: smoky, peaty / Finish 24 points: Long, beautiful finish / Balance 25 points. Like velvet on the palate.)

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• Limited Edition 2010, "Triple Wood", Available only at the distillery, 52.5%
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (92 points)
(Colour: clear amber / Nose 23 points: cognac, sweet, hint of smoke, herbs / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, sweet, chocolate, cognac / Finish 23 points: Long, cognac finish / Balance 23 points.)



• Aged 16 Years
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (91 points)
(Colour: blurry, straw / Nose 23 points: spicy, grassy, peaty, sea, sharp / Taste 22 points: full-bodied, smoky, peaty, iodine, salty, tobacco, coffee / Finish 22 points: Long finish / Balance 24 points.)



• Distiller's Edition, distilled 1989, bottled 2005, double matured, Special Release Limited Edition Lgv. 4/493, Pedro Ximenez cask wood
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (91 points)
(Colour: dark amber / Nose 23 points: praline, sweet, mildly smoky, band-aid, salami / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, sweet, peaty / Finish 22 points: Long finish / Balance 23 points.)



• Distiller's Edition, distilled 1993, bottled 2009, double matured, Special Release Limited Edition Lgv. 4/497
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (91 points)
(Colour: dark amber / Nose 23 points: smoky, peaty, fruity / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, fruity, sweet, fruitsalad, smoky, burning log / Finish 22 points: fruity and smoky at the same time with medium long finish / Balance 23 points.)





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