Lagavulin 1L 16yo White Horse

[johan brugge]

This may sound like a stupid question but what is the difference between this one and the ordinary 16yo? Is this a special/limited edition? What price should I expect for this bottle?

[wolpertinger]

The difference is price and taste. Its a bottling from the good old days and of course everything was better then.

The experts here will tell you in which year it changed from White Horse to Port Ellen.

White Horse Lagas sell for two sometimes three times the amount of a "normal" 16yo.

hth
wpt

[johan brugge]

Thanks Wolpertinger. I've received an e-mail from an online whisky shop that has this bottle for sale at 150 Euro (shipping costs not included). I'm not sure I'm going to buy it. I'm tempted to spend my 150 + Euro on something more reasonable than this.

[pkt77242]

Johan, Serge over on whiskyfun.com yesterday did a Laga tasting including a 2009 Laga 16 and an old White Horse Laga 16.

Sean

[johan brugge]

Johan, Serge over on whiskyfun.com yesterday did a Laga tasting including a 2009 Laga 16 and an old White Horse Laga 16.

Sean

Thanks Sean. I'll have a look.

[pkt77242]

Johan, Serge over on whiskyfun.com yesterday did a Laga tasting including a 2009 Laga 16 and an old White Horse Laga 16.

Sean

I don't think he did the White Horse 16 Sean, did he?

Nick, at the start of the tasting note he says "another old white horse version this time for our US friends.

Sean

[johan brugge]

Interesting what he wrote about the White Horse Lagavulin. I think I'll just stick with the 2009 version and spend my 150+ Euro on something else. Thanks again for the info Sean.

[pkt77242]

Nick, Yes, they are the importers or at least were back then. From what I found on the internet they are a joint venture between Diageo and LVMH.

Sean

[wolpertinger]

I've tasted the White Horse Laga and it didn't blow me away. Definitely not worth the asking-price of today.
Am still dreaming of the 12yo Laga bottled in the 80s

[Danzer]

I've tasted the White Horse Laga and it didn't blow me away. Definitely not worth the asking-price of today.
Am still dreaming of the 12yo Laga bottled in the 80s

Ah yes, well that's an entirely different ball game. Have you seen one anywhere in the last 15 years? I haven't

Nick, If you mean a Lagavulin 12 yrs Cream Label White Horse, i've just reserved one as a christmas gift.

[Danzer]

You seem to have so much more available in NL!

(Or did you order it from the UK? Where?)

I reserved one in a shop in holland called de druiventuin. They have some very nice collectors items. They do cost a fortune i'm afraid

http://whiskysite.nl/

[johan brugge]

I've also ordered from that shop last month. That's where I bought my two bottles of Ardbeg 1993 Duncan Taylor. He has a huge range of rare and collectable whiskies. It's not cheap though. I can get some his Ardbeg's a lot cheaper from Good Whisky House in Italy, even with a stunning 25 Euro shipping costs included.

[I_SPEY]

You seem to have so much more available in NL!

(Or did you order it from the UK? Where?)

I reserved one in a shop in holland called de druiventuin. They have some very nice collectors items. They do cost a fortune i'm afraid

http://whiskysite.nl/

I've been there last week and they realy have stunning Lagavulin's and Ardbeg's It's a very nice shop, with professional staf and they also have lots of samples(for buying too!). From time to time they do N + T's.
Some Lag's were from € 585,= and up(> € 1000,= as well as some Ardbegs)

[Ganga]

Very good observation Nick. I've rated the a'bunadhs all over the place but others that enjoy different aspects of the various whiskies go just the opposite of me. I've also gone through a suite of Glendronachs from the 80s to current and the quality was very good in the 80s dipped down and is back up to being very good.

I've tried some of the old White Horse juice. I wouldn't rate it any higher or lower but I do prefer it over the Port Ellen maltings.

[Danzer]

I've been there last week and they realy have stunning Lagavulin's and Ardbeg's It's a very nice shop, with professional staf and they also have lots of samples(for buying too!). From time to time they do N + T's.
Some Lag's were from € 585,= and up(> € 1000,= as well as some Ardbegs)

Then i've just missed you, i was there 2 weeks ago and had a private tasting. even my GF had a few drops to taste my "fetish". Based on this i bought a 21 YO bowmore blackadder raw cask. This is a stunning dram.