Lagavulin 8 Year 200th Anniversary Whisky Review #80
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- Scotch 4 Dummies review of Lagavulin 8 Year 200th Anniversary Whisky Review #80. 3.125 out of 4 average rating!
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This is my first ever social media posting, gotta give you guys some love. I'm obsessed with TH-cam scotch reviews, and you 4 Dummies are my favorite. This Lag 8 is also a favorite. $65 in Cleveland, but honestly $80 is still an appropriate price. Can't knock it for only being 8 years old. There's too much scrutiny about age statement vs. NAS. Quality and enjoyment for your dollar is all that matters. At least Lagavulin was confident enough in this product to give it an age statement. If the label was a 200 year Anniversary NAS, we'd be lauding this fantastic whiskey for being a bargain at $80 (compared to countless other great special editions from other distillers often above $100).
Props guys. Entertaining reviews. I know you guys aren't afraid of blends, I'd love to see some Compass Box reviews. They have some really intriguing stuff.
Hello Tribe Time! Welcome to the channel and first and foremost Thank You! We're really glad you went through with it and posted a comment (it's not that bad is it...LOL). Seriously though, sharing information and talking it out is so helpful to everyone and it really makes this so much more enjoyable! So, now that you've broken the barrier you might as well become a regular commenter around here! ;-)Now, the Lag....ahhh...Love the Lag! and for $65 it's an even better bottle for sure! I like your point about Lag having the sack to put the age on the bottle. And couldn't agree more about the bottom line being enjoyment for your dollar!! As for some CB....I picked up a bottle a few weeks ago, the St King St Glasgow, so that should be getting reviewed here soon!Thanks again, ~Cheers, Mark
Great review guys, have had this bottle for a little while now and I found myself totally agreeing to what Andrew said about being able to sit with a dram for a long time, I have found this bottle great to sit with and read a book. Recently found your guys' channel and am loving the reviews, will be working my way through your videos, cheers!
You guys are good on camera. Great job. 😀
Awesome review guys....just picked this up today and I am enjoying a few drams of this as I hear what you guys and the rest of the whiskytube brotherhood thinks about it. I am impressed with it so far:) Cheers guys!
Next up.... the 12!
Posted 11 months ago.... are you drinking the 200th anniversary or the 8yr core range?
Good review. I just tried this stuff and love it. Not sure if I like it better than the 16, but the fact that it even compares makes it worth it,
I think we were all pretty surprised how well this compared to the 16. A really good glass with a lot going for it.
- Shawn
I just bought a bottle of the 8 after I already had the 16 and I love this and I got it for $45.99 at my local grocery and by the way the have the 16 for $71.99, this is my 1st foray into heavily peated scotch (always been a bourbon guy) and now I'm hooked and can't the flavor out of nose.
Love it!!! I've fallen for that Islay romance myself, LOL! Lag 16 is one of my all time favorites and I'll never turn a dram down. I usually have a pretty hefty stash of it at any given time! The fun for you now is to explore the other Islay distilleries....and then on to some other non-Islay peated whiskies....compare and contrast. The subtle differences become more and more apparent to you as you continue your journey! Enjoy!!!! ~Mark
"Burnt toast with some jam on it" is the 1000% perfect description! I taste specifically lingonberry jam, and it complements the smoky distillery characteristic SO well! and even better, now it seems to be part of the core range :)
I've just seen this on the Tesco website for £38. I thought I would see if you guys had a review on it and you did. I'm buying two bottles tomorrow.
After 30 + different scotches on my journey I am making my way to Islay with my first Lagavullan 8. It was $43 before tax and just couldn't pass it up. I am yet to try the 16. The cheapest it is in my area is $100 so I have to consider this to be a good deal. I'm looking forward to trying it as well as other Islay scotches. I have very much enjoyed your reviews keep up the good work.
Well I hope this 8 was easy enough for you...it tends to be a bit on the "rougher" side compared to the 16. Enjoyable yes, but I would lean to the 16 every time. Now that being said, I get the price difference...But regardless, welcome to Islay!! :-) ~Mark
Sup Gentleman - found a local place that has this in abundance for 55 a bottle, pretty tight! Next to the Laphroaig Quarter Cask, this is a definitely bottle EVERYONE should have in their bar. Smoke city, nice peat, TCP, vanilla... this is INDEED exceptionally fine. I was not as much a fan on the first bottle, but this one has grown on me.
+Telex2112 AGREED! Especially for that price!
Mark
I got two bottles from duty free here in the UK. Nice review, thanks. This evening I had some after a small glass of Caol Ila 12. The Lagavulin is just so much livelier and explosive... I know what you mean about being a little one dimensional in the tail though - I feel like I'm left with a few too many boiled sweets and not enough else.
I saw another of your reviews - the NAS Machir Bay Kilchoman - I've got a bottle of that on the go, too. If you compare the two, for me the Kilchoman (I imagine the ages must be a little similar?) somehow just has more going on, for longer. No regrets about either bottle, though.
Anyway, keep up the good work. Warm regards from across the pond. J
I enjoyed both of those bottles, and while I don't think you can go wrong with a Lagavulin, I am axnious to sample some other bottles from Kilchoman. We met a gentleman last week that was a huge fan of their line and learned a bit so I think we are ready to sample some new bottles.
If it is any reflection of quality, The Lagavulin 8 did not last long on the bar.
Thanks for watching!
-Shawn
What a great Scotch. Here in CNY (if you can find it) it runs $47+tax. Picked up three extra bottles, it's that good, IMO. I'd rate it at least a 3.5.
Lag 16 is all over the place in price. $82 +tax being the best I've found. Well worth it also. I'd rate the 16 at 3.75 all day every day. Good review, really. Although you were a little tough on the score.
Those are all good prices! Lag does good work.
~Andrew
Ha !! The guards must have been asleep because here in the People's republic of Ontario there are just under 800 bottles available !!! Woohoo !!
Great review as always. Thanks for taking the time.
+Fox Mulder Glad they let a few bottles of this slip through. It's a great dram. You won't be disappointed. Cheers!
Having a glass! I like it, but I prefer Laphroaig quarter cask for the same price! Solid 3! $28 less than the 16! That's a hard call! Cheers
Just bought 2 bottles of this for $50 each. I look forward to trying this. Nice review. :)
+SilverGold Prince Great price for this bottle. We hope you enjoy it and be sure to let us know your thoughts on it. Cheers!
Awesome review guys, picking up a bottle of this today. If you haven't already, get yourselves a bottle of the Lagavulin 12 cask strength. It's incredible and worth the hefty price tag. Cheers.
Lag 12 CS? Now why did you have to put that out there like that....LOL.....next stop...Lagavulin! :-)
The 12yo 2016 is a good malt, indeed! But I'm struggling to pay twice the amount of a Lag8... On the other hand this year's Lag12 also features the 200th anniversary logo on the bottle+box, so maybe as a souvenir..?! XD
I can not argue with any of you fellas and what you brought to the table on this review. Thanks to you guys and TEST I have set up my own rules to figure out who is getting my $. First off Lagavulin 16 is my baseline for all brands of scotch (and bourbon for that matter) at $81.99. The first thing I thought of when I tried this one was "Green" and at $68.00 I thought nice try marketing, while the upped abv is nice it's not going to hold me, I will pay more for the 16. The 12 year cask strength at 56.5 abv for $85.99? Yeah, I will do that. It appears that Lagavulin payed attention to your availability comment on the 8 Shawn since this offering might be around for awhile. Cheers and thanks! :0)
I LOVE Lagavulin! Yes, some other than others....but in the end I'll always fall back on my 16. I wish I could get it cheaper (here in Indiana it's usually around $119). That being said, I've been working on both this 8 and 12 and enjoy them both as well as they do have the Lagavulin peat that I just love! Anywho, thanks for commenting SDD!! ~Mark
Mark - Compass Box Peat Monster isn't sold in my area but I stumbled upon this jewel for $65.99. Thanks for the Peat Monster suggestion but I can't find Benriach 17 Solstice either :0( This treasure hunting thing is fun!
Son of a gun Dude....I mean happy for the Lag 8....that's some sweet peat right there, but not being able to get either of the other two....you keep an eye out and if you ever get a chance to try them we want to hear about it!!!~Mark
A little trivia: Even the 8yo is colored (by a minor degree!) to assure consistency among the two batches that are/were made. :-)
We're ok with that.....still tastes GREAT! LOL
Coming back to this Lag 8. I just had some Laphroaig Quarter Cask (which is great), and wanted to compare another peaty scotch. Lagavulin's peat is so much different. Not that one is better than the other (but Lagavulin is better, hahaha). On the nose this time around I'm getting strong Golden Grahams. Golden Grahams for godsake!! So interesting and so exceptional. Get some if you can get your hands on it.
LOVE IT!!!! You're absolutely right about the the Laphroiag/Lagavulin peat differences! Really laughed at your Golden Grahams nose...we've come up with some off the wall smells and tastes too. We really try not to stifle them, regardless if they seem a little less conventional! Good stuff!! Cheers!
Good job guys! My wife got me a bottle will open sunday the 4th when the STD live stream.
ENJOY!!! It's good!
Hello from Finland! .Finally you guys rewied this!. i love the lagavulin 8, i think this one is better than 16years old. Awesome review once again from you guys.
Better than the 16 huh? That's a pretty tall order! But we can't argue with you on it as...well....they're both Lagavulin so that's that! ~Cheers
Well, if you happen to get a bad batch of the 16 (happened to me before), the 8 is better. And while a good 16 is a safe bet, the 8 is just sexier, rawer and yet refined. :-)
Bad batch of 16...really?
Hah! XD Still have a bottle at home together with a recent 2016 one...come over and I'll show you the difference. Or just just look up amazon.de reviews of Lag16 around last Christmas. The particular 2014/15 batch (bottle code L5244CM000) is pretty harsh & beasty, idk what went wrong, but something surely did. ;-)
Unfortunately I did not read the reviews beforehand as I bought my bottle somewhere else: for a whisky with an average rating of 4.5 stars, last Dec/Jan really is remarkable www.amazon.de/product-reviews/B002VZY62K/ref=cm_cr_dp_hist_one?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews&showViewpoints=0
I agree it's better than the 16. 12>8>DE>16.
64.99 at my local and still on the shelf. Nice work
Interesting order...maybe we need to line them up and do a comparison review?
Just got this one on the shelf for $55! Same price as the Laphroaig quarter cask! The 16 is $89 here! I will have to get a bottle!😀
Do a side by side....they are different for sure! ~Mark
Would love to sit down with you guys and have a dram.
I find with Islay whisky's age is not always the tell tale of the expression. Whereas with most other Scotch I find for the most part under 18 years the profile usually isn't to my liking. Yes I know, I'm a snob.
I haven't tried this Laggie but I will based on the review you fellas did. I have other Laggie's.
Bruichladdich. The Port Charlotte PC6 and PC7 not to be confused with regular Port Charlotte is maybe the best Islay whisky I've ever had (exluding 70's Port Ellen). PC6 and PC7 are 6 and 7 year old cask strength expressions. PC6 will typically run you over $400 + now unless you find it at auction (was originally $100 when released a few years ago). No longer found in stores. It's only 6 years old but blows away many a bottle 3 or 4 times it's age. They are up to PC12 now (12 year olds) but the PC6 blows it away, in my not so humble opinion.
If you find yourselves in San Francisco there's a dram waiting for you :)
And likewise...you find yourself in Indianapolis and there's a dram (or three) waiting for you! :-)
On my 3rd bottle of this stuff love it … this and QC for me
I really love the 16, and here in Canada the 16 is $122.95 after tax. The 8 is $99.95 after tax. For the longest time I noticed the 8 was only available online through the LCBO, and I would have ordered it, but I just checked online and it's available locally at 3 different locations. After seeing this, I may have to go pick one up.....Probably tomorrow, haha! Cheers Gents! Wanna see a review on Ardbeg 10 :)
Keep us posted! :-)
Hi guys, weird coincidence again today. Wanted to do a head-to-head comparison of Lag8, Kilkerran 12 and Talisker 10 at my whisky store today (brought my own bottles), but alas, we did not find the time. So I am sitting here tonight in front of your review and do the comparison as we speak... Btw. Lag8 is one of my young malt favs, but $80 is pretty substantial, here you can find it at about 55 EUR, which is on average still more expensive than the 16. But hey, the 8 is just a sexay + very exiting malt. :-)
Aaaaaand AGREED! :-)BTW, check you out bringing your own bottles to a liquor store to compare. Why can't you live closer?
I just bought this for 65 in Houston. Very good for for 8 year old but at 80 a bottle I prefer the 16 at 99
FYI...back in the day, 8 YO whisky used to be a pretty common age.
Well this ain't no common 8 YO! ;-) Where ya' been Cato?
Email list? It's basically everywhere here in Scotland I even picked 2 bottle up in my cash n carry for under £85. I would like to know how limited this limited edition is 🤔 anyway it's a cracking whisky and for me I like a young Islay whisky so it beats 16 for me. Another great review 👍🏻
+S K1987 If we were bourbon drinkers, we could have our pick of limited release bottles, but we love the scotch and don't get enough of the small releases. I will sign up for email drawings every day if it gets me bottles like this one. This is a great dram. Thanks for watching!
Guys, you need to try the Classic of Islay some day. It's a young independent cs Laga bottling. While it has its own style, there are definitely similarities in taste and smell.
What's the story on this?
The bottler, Jack Wiebers Whisky World (JWWW), is an independent bottler from Berlin. Close sources say he has an old contract with Lagavulin to get a steady supply of young sherry-matured Lag. His contract goes back to at least 2001, a time where Lagavulin still sold casks, and since it is not time-restricted, it has been going on for 15 years straight. Lagavulin presumably repeatedly tried to end the contract by paying him a certain sum, but he wisely refused. For a cask strength smoky sherried whisky, albeit nas and probably well below 10, it is sold for around 40 EUR and nigh unbeatable for the price. And heck, even it if WAS from another Islay distillery (it's definitely Islay peated malt!), still a great bargain these days as the quality varied a bit (--> all single cask bottlings), but is usually very good. :-)
Now this here is some good information! I sure hope other viewers are picking up this intel in the comments! You are the man Hogi!
You guys enjoy this one try port Askaig 100 proof it’s actually coa Lila 8 year old and it’s bloody brilliant
+Richard Bailey love suggestions like this! Many thanks. ~Mark
picked up two bottles of this. One was on sale for 80.00 CAD.
Lucky!
Just picked up a bottle that was on sale for $45!!! In wish I would have bought more than one!
You're gonna want a few spare....go back and get'em!! :-) ~Mark
Wow - in Denmark that bottle has been on sale everywhere for around 45$ - maybe we should stop complaining about high danish taxes. Great enthusiams - it made look (even more) forward to crack in on my own bottle :)
+SOWLEG We are always surprised about the amount of price variation and availability of different bottles. Glad they made enough that we were able to score a bottle, but looks like we won't have a chance to buy more. We will savor what we have though.
I've heard good things about this scotch. No need to beg or put your name on an email list. TWE has this in stock for $56.60 and got 4.5/5 stars. Without tasting it, I would probably rate it a 3, due to your price of $80.....Its nice to find a young scotch this young and taste so good. I've had Westward whiskey, its an American 2 yr whiskey and it was bomb. You can find most scotches out their if you know where to look. My problem is TWE has everything and I want it all..:-))) Great review.
We're not above begging Keith! But, we have started taking a closer look at our future purchases and maybe following a trick or two from you with TWE.I'm really curious for you to get ahold of one of these bottles as you're usually pretty particular about age. Not that it can't be good, but I know you didn't purchase that 2 yr old before trying it! ;-)~Mark
Mark, your right. My palate leans toward the 15 - 21 yr scotches. The Lag 8 yr is a scotch I would definitely try, but probably not purchase. Only because there are so many other scotches that I have an interest in. I did not purchase the Westward 2 yr whiskey, but had a whiskey flight at the "Hard Water" in S.F. for my birthday and it was part of the 5 tastings. If you have any questions about purchasing from TWE, just let me know. Hey, nothing wrong with begging when it comes to scotch. I cracked open my HP 21 last night and had a sample. It was much better than the HP 18 IMO. Good times.
I think you'd end up buying a bottle of the Lag 8 (as long as the price was right)...it's pretty damn good.Now...how's that HP21?~Mark
Mark; Liquor Hound said the Lag 8 yr is sweeter than the Lag 12 yr. Purchasing would be not problem. TWE has it for $57.56. The HP 21 is so good. Smooth, nice complexity, no heat, with some slight peat to chew on. Its 47.5 abv but drinks like a 40 abv with bold flavors.
Damn....you had to put it that way!
Got it for 60 after tax today. Wow, I think for the price it would be a 4 to me. The ardbeg uigeadail is the only peaty scotch I would pay 80 for.
In The Netherland the 16 year is even €18 cheaper, thats about 23 dollars
What the what? I feel cheated, LOL!
Would you buy it at $70 5 years later?
My liquor store has a couple of cases if it.
For $70 I am going to get at least one.
I always have a couple of the 16’s in hand
Enjoy your channel and the liquor store owner near me thanks you for the addition to his house that I paid for by my scotch addiction 😂😂
Hahaha! Now $70... that's tough, I really think it's worth $55. But, I also am a huge Lagavulin fan so have to have a bottle on hand!
I can get Laga 8 for $55 near Chicago. I think this is an awesome scotch and half the price of Laga 16. Cheers !
Looking forward to the Ron Swanson bottle coming out soon! :-)
If you guys are rating this on a 5 point scale and are only giving it 3 or 3.5 stars, you better check your taste buds. This for me would be a 4.5 out of 5. What faults are there?......minor if any....
We rate on a 4 finger scale... If it's awesome we'll take a 4 finger pour! 😁