Lagavulin - Scotch Malt Whisky - Region: Islay
WF Distillery Ranking: Grand Cru Classé (all current rankings here)

Status: Active - Stills: 4 (2 wash, 2 spirit) - Founded: 1816
Address: Port Ellen, Isle of Islay, PA42 7DZ - Phone: +44 (0) 1496 302 250
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My favourite expression so far:
Lagavulin 21 yo 1985/2007 (56.5%, OB, 6,642 bottles)
95 points - Last tasted: September 4, 2007 (and on various other occasions) - Tasting notes: here

General Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
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MM Distillery profile:
My 'amazing discovery' of single malt whisky started in 1991 with a bottle of 16 years old Lagavulin. It took me more than a decade before I finally managed to visit the Lagavulin distillery on Islay where this incredible single malt whisky was made. The distillery was founded in 1816 on the South shore of Islay, also known as 'Kildalton'. The Lagavulin distillery was built a year after neighbours .... More on Malt Madness.

• Lagavulin (75°proof, OB, White Horse Distillers, spring cap, rotation 1958) - 210307
• Lagavulin NAS 2010 (52.5%, OB Only available at the distillery, 6000 bottles) - 230510
• Lagavulin 12 yo (43%, OB, ‘White Horse’, Carpano import, rotation 1973) - 270206 - 210307
• Lagavulin 12 yo (43%, OB, White Horse Distillers, probably UK, early 1970s) - 260710
• Lagavulin 12 yo (43%, OB, for Cinoco, Belgium, rotation 1979) - 040907
• Lagavulin 12 yo (43%, OB, green on cream label, France, very late 1970s) - 170209
• Lagavulin 12 yo (43%, OB, green label, Montenegro Italy, early 1980’s) - 300806 - 210307
• Lagavulin 12 yo (43%, OB, 80’s) - Islay 2005
• Lagavulin 12 yo Special Release #1 (58%, OB, 2002) - no notes - 86
• Lagavulin 12 yo Special Release (57.8%, OB, 2002) - 030708
• Lagavulin 12 yo Special Release (58.2%, OB, 2004) - 030708
• Lagavulin 12 yo Special Release (57.7%, OB, 2005) - 030708
• Lagavulin 12 yo Special Release (56.4%, OB, 2007) - 030708
• Lagavulin 12 yo 'Special Release 2008' (56.4%, OB) - 031008
• Lagavulin 12 yo 'Special Release 2009' (57.9%, OB) - 271109
• Lagavulin 15 yo (45%, OB, for Montenegro Italy, ceramic, +/-1980) - 310510
• Lagavulin 16 yo (43%, OB, sold 1988) - 300806
• Lagavulin 16 yo (43%, OB, USA, Schieffelin & Sommerset, +/-1990) - 271109
• Lagavulin 16 yo (43%, OB, c 1998) - 150404
• Lagavulin 16 yo 'Port Ellen' (43%, OB, +/-2002) - no notes - 89
• Lagavulin 16 yo (43%, OB, 'Port Ellen', Bottled +/- 2006) - 160107
• Lagavulin 16 yo (43%, OB, 'Port Ellen', +/- 2009) - 271109
• Lagavulin 30 yo (52.6%, OB, 2340 bottles, 2006) - 200906

• Lagavulin 25 yo 1977 (57.2%, OB, +/-2002) - no notes - 83
• Lagavulin 1979/1997 Distiller’s Edition (43%, OB) - Islay 2005
• Lagavulin 1980 Distillers Edition (43%, OB, +/-1999, PX finish) - no notes - 81
• Lagavulin 1984/2001 Distillers Edition (43%, OB, PX finish) - no notes - 81
• Lagavulin 21 yo 1985/2007 (56.5%, OB, 6,642 bottles) - 040907
• Lagavulin 1986/2002 Distillers Edition (43%, OB, lgv.4/490) - no notes - 89
• Lagavulin 1987/2003 Distiller's Edition (43%, OB, lgv. 4/491) - 241104
• Lagavulin 1990/2006 Distillers Edition (43%, OB) - 111107
• Lagavulin 1991/2007 'Distillers Edition' (43%, OB, lgv 4/495) - 170209
• Lagavulin 1991/2008 'Distillers Edition' (43%, OB, lgv 4/496) - 271109
• Lagavulin 14 yo 1993/2007 (56.5%, OB, cask #4893, Feis Isle 2007) - 310510
• Lagavulin 1993/2008 ‘Distillery Only’ (52.9%, OB, Warehouse #1, cask #1403, 700 bottles, Feis Isle 2008) - 031008
• Lagavulin 1993/2009 'Distillers Edition' (43%, OB, lgv 4/497) - 271109
• Lagavulin 1993/2009 'Manager's Choice' (54.7%, OB, cask #4477, 612 bottles) - 260710
• Lagavulin 1994/2010 (52.7%, OB for Feis Isle 2010, European Oak ex-Sherry Cask, 528 bottles) - 220510
• Lagavulin 12 yo 1995 (48%, OB, European oak casks, for Friends of Classic Malts, 2008) - 031008
• Lagavulin 1995/2009 (54.4%, OB, Feis Isle 2009, Cask 4556) - 260509 - 271109

• Breath of Islay (Lagavulin) 12 yo 1992/2005 (57.2%, Adelphi, cask #4345) - 280406

• Lagavulin 14 yo 1978/1992 (63.5%, Cadenhead 150th Anniversary) - 210604
• Lagavulin 15 yo 1978/1993 (64.4%, Cadenhead) - 040907
• Lagavulin 1978 (63.6%, Cadenhead, white label, cask #15, +/-1993) - 271109

• Lagan Mill 18 yo 1991/2009 (59.5%, Coopers Choice, butt, cask #0006) - 310510

• Lagavulin 12 yo 1988/2000 (56.2%, Hart Bros) - 270206

• Classic of Islay (57.9%, Jack Wiebers, cask #1275, 2009) - 310510
• Jack's Pirate Whisky 11 yo (59.5%, Jack Wieber, Old Teresa Part VI, cask #3289, 303 bottles) - 010609

• Lagavulin 1988/1998 (50%, Moon Import, Horae Solaris, 1300 bottles) - 030708
• Lagavulin 1988/2000 (46%, Moon ‘in the pink’, cask #2028, 340 bottles) - 060704

• Lagavulin 23 yo 1979/2002 (46%, Murray McDavid, Mission 1) - no notes - 89
• Lagavulin 24 yo 1979/2003 (46%, Murray McDavid, Mission 2) - no notes - 92
• Lagavulin 13 yo 1984/1998 (46%, Murray McDavid) - 160107
• Lagavulin 14 yo 1984/1999 (46%, Murray McDavid, MM 3256) - 010805

• Undercover No.1 14 yo 1994/2008 (53.1%, The Nectar, Daily Dram, 196 bottles) - 010609

• Lagavulin 1987 (46%, Samaroli, 324 bottles) - Islay 2005

• Lg1 (56.8%, Specialty Drinks, Elements of Islay, 2009) - 310510

• Vanilla-Peat 1994/2007 (56.8%, Taste Still, 223 bottles) - 111107

• Vanilla Sky (Lagavulin) 13 yo 1992/2006 (53.6%, The Whisky Fair, bourbon hogshead #5341) - 280406
• Vanilla Sky (Lagavulin) 14 yo 1992/2006 (53%, The Whisky Fair, 297 bottles) - 160107
• Vanilla Sky 14 yo 1994/2008 (53.3%, The Whisky Fair, bourbon hogshead, 274 bottles) - 170209

• Lagarubin 5.5 yo (56.5%, Whisky Spirits, F.M.W.A., Tempranillo cask) - 010609
• Springnavulin 6 yo (57%, Whiskykanzler, Germany) - 010609
• Lagavulin 14 yo 1984/1999 (51.7%, Acorn, Japan) - 111107
• Breath of Islay 14yo 1992/2007 (56,5%, Adelphi, cask #5347, 278 bottles) - 141107