Lagavulin Single Malt Scotch Whisky has the longest distillation and maturation of any in the Classic Malts Collection. It simply will not be rushed. Crafted by the people of Islay, it carries within it their intensity and their attitude that if something’s worth doing, it’s worth making time for and doing right. In 2016, Lagavulin celebrate 200 years. The date of the first official distillation is 1816, though there’s no doubt that locals would have been producing their own whisky there for generations. Since that first batch, many have fallen in love with its rich textures, intense flavours and remarkable nose of smoke, brine and sweetness – including legendary whisky journalist Alfred Barnard. Lagavulin is a whiskey with personality. At the age of 16, it presents an appealing and different peat smoke, as well as a seaweed nose and a complexity of nuts and fruits. In the mouth it has a wood and iodine flavor, followed by chocolate, pepper and a hint of caramel.