Bottle 05 - Lagavulin 16

Lagavulin 16

Whisk(e)y Advent 2025 - Bottle 05 - paired calendar entry: calendar/2025-12-05.qmd

Distillery: Lagavulin Distillery Region / Country: Islay, Scotland Style: Single Malt Scotch Age: 16 years ABV: 43% Cask(s): Ex-bourbon and ex-sherry Grain bill: 100% malted barley

Tasting Notes

  • Nose: Intense peat smoke with iodine, seaweed and deep sweetness.
  • Palate: Dry peat smoke with gentle sweetness, sea salt, touches of wood.
  • Finish: Long, elegant, peat-filled; salt and seaweed.

Verbatim source text

Reproduced from calendar/2025-12-05.qmd (Whisk(e)y Advent 2025).

  • Nose: Intensely flavoured, peat smoke with iodine and seaweed and a rich, deep sweetness.
  • Palate: Dry peat smoke fills the palate with a gentle but strong sweetness, followed by sea and salt with touches of wood.
  • Finish: A long, elegant peat-filled finish with lots of salt and seaweed.
  • Other Notes: “Best enjoyed from a traditional whisky glass, neat or with a little still water. Room-temperature water can bring out the hidden aromas and flavours of the whisky, making it more mellow and easy to drink.”

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