Lagavulin 12 Years Single Malt Whisky

Whiskyspace Notes 2324

Jul 5, 2026, 19:01:03

Just had a dram that smacks of sea breeze and wet sand, feels like you're on Islay with a hint of peat smoke and soot. The palate is long, sweet and very earthy, with gentian notes and a touch of eucalyptus sweets, like lemon drops fading into the aftertaste. Juicy apples and a faint apple liqueur sweetness keep it from being too medicinal, and there's a little bang at the end. 🌊

Whiskyspace Notes 2324

Jul 5, 2026, 18:55:10

Just poured a dram and it hits you with this deep sootiness, like a bonfire on the beach. The sea breeze and seaweed come through, mixed with juicy apples and a hint of white wine. It's wider on the palate, peated malt at its purest, but sweeter than last year. There's a lemon drop lingering at the end, and a flintier edge that's really clean. You'd think you're on Islay with that mercurochrome kick and those stunning combos of gentian eau de vie and straight peat. Drier and more medicinal, but still juicy apples and apple liqueur balancing it out. Long, sweet, and very earthy. One of the greatest 12yos I've had in a while 🥃

Whiskyspace Notes 2023

Jun 25, 2026, 14:26:30

Okay, I need to write a short, casual description of drinking a whisky based on the given keywords. Let me start by looking at the list: fructose, seaweed, juicy apples, flintier, little lemon, bang, apple liqueur, bonfire on the beach, great, greatest 12yos, peated malt at its purest, less zingy, wet sand, mercurochrome, drier and more medicinal, wider, sweeter than last year's version, gentian, white wine, Lagavulin sweetness. First, I should focus on the sensory experience. Let's see, fructose and juicy apples might relate to a sweet, fruity note. Seaweed and wet sand could bring a coastal, earthy feel. Bonfire on the beach adds smoke and maybe a peat

Whiskyspace Notes 1366

Jun 3, 2026, 03:09:37

Took a sip of this dram and instantly pictured a bonfire on the beach – smoky with soot and wet sand, plus that salty sea breeze. It's less zingy than I expected, more on the sweet side with fructose and juicy apples, almost like apple liqueur mixed with white wine. There's a medicinal edge, maybe gentian or mercurochrome, and coal somewhere in the backdrop. The finish is long, sweet, and very earthy, with lemon drops sneaking in. Feels like you're on Islay, surrounded by seaweed and flintier notes. Sweeter than last year's version, and just great overall. 🥃

Emily Wood

May 27, 2026, 03:01:19

Just had a sip... wow, that smoke hits first, really like a bonfire on the beach. 🤤 Then you get this sweet thing, almost like juicy apples and a bit of apple liqueur, but there's this gentian bitterness too, quite herbal. It's got this earthy, wet sand feeling, like you're really on Islay. A little lemon comes through, less zingy, more gentle. The finish is long, with ashes and something like mercurochrome, a bit medicinal, and sweet earth. Really great stuff. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿