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Lagavulin

Lagavulin 16 Year Old

Lagavulin · Islay · GB · Blend of Lagavulin

Age
16 yr
ABV
43%
Size
700 ml
Style
single malt
Peat
35 ppm
Release
core range
Status
current

Thick maritime peat smoke over dried fruit sweetness; slow-distilled Islay classic.

Scores

Glass Guide
90
/ 100
Collectability
35
/ 100
Investment
25
/ 100
enthusiastDemand: highstableCounterfeit: low
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Provenance & authenticity

Distillery
Lagavulin
Founded
1816
Region
Islay · GB
Bottler
Lagavulin
Component distilleries
Lagavulin
Bottled
2024
Batch
L4 series
First released
1988
Coloured (E150a)Chill-filtered

Provenance facts are catalogued from producer literature, official specification sheets, and auction house condition reports. Where a field is unverified it is left blank rather than estimated.

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Flavour

Nose

Thick peat smoke, iodine and sea spray over sweet vanilla and dried fruit.

peat smokeiodine
Palate

Rich and rounded — tarry smoke, sweet malt, fig and a maritime salinity.

sea spraydried fruit
Finish

—

Aftertaste — Lingering bonfire embers

bonfire
05

Maturation

  1. Stage 1 · primary
    Refill hogshead
    American oak · bourbon · refill
    90%
  2. Stage 2 · primary
    First-fill Oloroso sherry butt
    European oak · oloroso sherry · first-fill
    10%

    Sherry-cask seasoning in the vatting

Pricing & Availability — Japan
07

Market & Auction

Illustrative data
Current MSRP
$155AUD
Avg Retail
$156AUD
Low Retail
$149AUD
High Retail
$162AUD
Verified sales on record
1
Most recent
Mar 26
Investment metrics
08

Recognition

External awards
San Francisco World Spirits Competition
  • 2019double gold— Single Malt Scotch 16-19 years
Glass Guide category wins
best_peated
2026
09

Pairings

freshly shucked oysters★★★★★aged blue cheese★★★★maduro cigar★★★★
11

Your review

12

Community

Avg user
92
Avg expert
—
Reviews
1
In collections
1
demo1
92/ 10006 Jul 2026

My desert island dram. Smoke for days.