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Lagavulin 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.80%
9
Complex, sophisticated heavyweight. The one they all have to beat.
Lagavulin 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.70%
8
You can see into this like a rockpool. Clean and pristine. Complexity building.
Lagavulin 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 56.40%
8
An all-timer.Delivers Islay briny atmosphere.
Lagavulin 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 59.90%
8
A well balanced islander. Feet in peat and head in smoke, standing
in the briny air. With a warm heart. Great encounter.
Lagavulin 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
9
The driest of Islay malts, and an established classic.
Lagavulin 1979 Distillers Edition, Pedro Ximenez Finish
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
9
The wrestling match between distillery character and Pedro Ximinez finish ends, at length, in a draw.
Lagavulin Distillers Edition 1991
- Scotland - 43.00%
8
Peat and iodine are not all. There's got to be texture and complexity. And this one has got it all.
Lagavulin Distillers Edition, Pedro Ximenez Finish
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
9
What it loses in character it gains in a different dimension of distinctiveness.
Lagavulin Limited Edition 2010
Single Malt - Scotland - 52.50%
9
As good a Lagavulin as I've tasted. Hie thee to Islay!
Elements of Islay Lagavulin LG2
Single Malt - Scotland - 57.00%
8
Vibrant and full of character. Best neat.
Murray McDavid Lagavulin 1979
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
8
An opportunity to taste another version of Lagavulin. Subtle and complex, but I missed the instant punch of peat.
Life beyond Lagavulin
Michael Jackson refutes the belief that new devotees of whisky want blandness in thei drams
January 1999, Issue 1, page 7
All that jazz...
Jazz fans flocked to Islay in mid-September for the Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival and there was a new hook for whisky fans this year with the launch of an official Festival bottling. Now in its 13th y...
December 2011, Issue 100, page 8
WORLD'S BEST SINGLE MALT WHISKY
YOICHI 20 YEARS OLD
April 2008, Issue 71, page 23
All at sea (Lagavulin)
The Mystery Visitor travels to Islay and puts Lagavulin under the spotlight
July 2005, Issue 49, page 42
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October 2008, Issue 75, page 78
Under the hammer
Now you can find both of John Rose's superb articles about collecting whisky in one place. In collections he looks at some price guides for bottles at auction. In questions he fields your enquiries ab...
February 2012, Issue 101, page 72
Ask the expert
John Rose answers another selection of our readers' letters
November 2006, Issue 60, page 33
The whisky island
Gavin D. Smith charts the distilleries of Islay.
February 2010, Issue 86, page 34
Distiller of the year: Diageo
There were many entrants for this category, some obvious, some not so. The award is meant to be for an individual, but a clear trend started to emerge – there was a regular stream of votes for Diage...
April 2003, Issue 30, page 19
Island odyssey
Jonny McCormickreports on Isly's growing dominance
April 2011, Issue 95, page 96
Join the debate
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September 2008, Issue 74, page 86
Liquid mystery (Lagavulin)
What makes Lagavulin great? Dave Broom goes in search of answers at the home of one the world's most elusive malts.
September 2000, Issue 11, page 28
The 21st Century's 100 Greatest Bottles
Jonny McCormick looks at the top 100 single malt whisky bottles auctioned this century
December 2011, Issue 100, page 24
Searching for sea legs
Dave Broomdiscovers life on the ocean waves.
November 2003, Issue 35, page 12
Welcome to Whisky Magazine
I could hardly believe my ears when I heard that the three-man Whiskey Professor team had been given the chop and not just because we gave them the Icons of Whisky awards last year.
For those that do...
February 2010, Issue 86, page 5
Feis Ile 2011
The 2011 Feis Ile proved to be another huge success, with the distilleries yet again upping their game, all in the name of fun, frivolity and peated whisky. The sideways rain, which hit early on the f...
July 2011, Issue 97, page 7
It's Islay Time
Jonny McCormick examines how a clutch of Feis Ilé bottlings fared at auction.
June 2010, Issue 88, page 74
A week in paradise
The Islay Festival is the highlight of the Scotch whisky year. Martine Nouet looks ahead to this year's activities
May 2004, Issue 39, page 36
Gone but not forgotten (Port Ellen)
In the latest of our new series,Gavin D Smith delves in to Port Ellen's past
April 2007, Issue 63, page 50
Thirst for knowledge
Guest writer Andrew Jefford smokes out the truth on the issue of peat in whisky
November 2004, Issue 44, page 74
Lure of the amber nectar (Brian Cox)
Brian Cox appears in two of the summer's biggest blockbuster films. He spoke to Vivien Devlin about his love of Scotland and Scotch
July 2003, Issue 32, page 28
The Miller's Tale
The Islay-Jura ferry wasn't working.
September 2003, Issue 33, page 5
The best Scotch malts in the world
Compiling a top 90 best Scottish malts list is as ambitious a project as this magazine has ever undertook. Dominic Roskrowdescribes how it was done
May 2004, Issue 39, page 22
Marriages made in Hebrides
It's easy to spice up your food offering with whisky. Here Martine Nouet uses Islay and Jura to pep up her menu
June 2004, Issue 40, page 58
Festival Takes Off
Our man gets to the heart of the Islay Whisky Festival and uncovers some gems.
July 2010, Issue 89, page 57
Drams on the ocean wave
Nothing quite beats the thrill of visiting a distillery by water. Dominic Roskrow looks at the link between whisky and sailing.
September 2008, Issue 74, page 20
Captain's log
'Win a week's sailing in the Classic Malts Millennium Cruise,' writes Philip Froude, 'too good a chance to let pass by I think and, blow me down, I win!'
November 2000, Issue 12, page 41
More than taste
Martine Nouet looks at why you say tomato, I say tomeito
June 2011, Issue 96, page 14
Making all the right moves
As ways of making drinking a cerebral pastime, whisky chess takes some beating. Alex Kraaijeveld explains how it works
November 2004, Issue 44, page 40
When two worlds collide
Whisky with food is becoming increasingly popular. Dominic Roskrowgets a taste for it
July 2003, Issue 32, page 36
The spice route
Kate Ennis discovers that whisky can be the spice of life
February 2008, Issue 70, page 56
Comfort and joy
Whisky pilgrims , tourists, locals- this summer's Islay Festival attracted fans from around the globe. Michael Jackson reports on a time to remember, while Marcin Miller travels east to catch up on t...
September 2000, Issue 11, page 34
From the editor
Is it possible to compile an objective hierarchy of malts?
February 2000, Issue 8, page 5
Welcome to Whisky Magazine
Well by the time you read this the presents will have been well and truly opened, those socks have probably shrank in the wash already, batteries have gone flat on those all important purchases and we...
January 2009, Issue 77, page 5
Peter the great
Restless genius Peter Mackie was a true champion of malt. Tom Bruce-Gardyne describes the life of the whisky baron who created the White Horse.
April 2000, Issue 9, page 66
Simply the best
Martine Nouet exanines the benefits of learning local malts with local produce, a la Islay
July 2002, Issue 24, page 56
Miles of Isles
What better way to visit the distilleries on Islay and Jura than on foot? Dominic Roskrow and a Whisky Magazine team have done just that
April 2006, Issue 55, page 18
What's in a name?
John Haydock congratulates himself on discovering the secret behind current whisky-naming trends
April 2003, Issue 30, page 82
Welcome to Whisky Magazine
Well it's that time of year where I think it's good to take a moment and reflect on what has been, and to be honest this year has been a bit of a whirlwind.
There have been some stunning drams releas...
December 2010, Issue 92, page 5
My frisky Valentine
Michael Jackson has a story of seduction, and a moral for all would-be seducers
March 1999, Issue 2, page 7
From the Editor
The fires of summer have been extinguished, the clocks have gone back and the winter solstice approaches. The season of ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness' it may be, but today a chill, damp wind cuts t...
December 2000, Issue 13, page 5
Not altogether plain sailing
The Classic Malts Cruise is an annual event held by Diageo, formerly Guinness-UDV. For one person on it, it was a case of sailing with the enemy. But for Gillian Bell, the adventure was to change her ...
May 2004, Issue 39, page 42
Jazzin' with the dram
London's first malt and cigar bar is now the capital's finest Scottish restaurant with a huge selection of whiskies. Jane Slade went to investigate
February 2000, Issue 8, page 46
Islay Whisky Festival, the must for May
Martine Nouet describes the highlights visitors can anticipate at this May's Islay Whisky Festival
June 2003, Issue 31, page 28
The girl who...
Jefferson Chase continues his look at Swedish crime fiction.
September 2011, Issue 98, page 70
Clear as mud?
When is a Cardhu not a Cardhu? Dave Broom investigates
September 2003, Issue 33, page 12
Blue is the colour
Johnnie Walker Blue Label is a thoroughbred whisky but does it live up to the hype? Ian Buxton got close and personal
July 2006, Issue 57, page 50
Fine Scottish fayre
Glasgow restaurant Arisaig is fast becoming a whisky venue of some note.Ian Buxton visited it
September 2005, Issue 50, page 44
Forever young
Armed with a bottle of Lagavulin 16 years Old and a bag of records, Neil J. Ridley caught up with influential music producer Youth to discuss a cyclical life, recording bands in the nude and why he's ...
February 2010, Issue 86, page 26
That's the spirit-
Mystery visitor goes to Islay
October 2002, Issue 26, page 26


