Lagavulin

Lagavulin 11 Year Offerman Edition

Lagavulin 11 Year Offerman Edition

Lagavulin is well established in the scotch world and thus to some may have little need in the way of advertising. But it so happened during the early 2010s that popular American ensemble comedy Parks and Recreation contained a character who held an abiding love for the distillery. Ron Swanson, played by Nick Offerman, references and consumes the drink throughout the show and at one point in later seasons visits and invests in the distillery. Nick Offerman does in fact hold Lagavulin dear and so the two went into partnership together and released the first Offerman Edition in 2019. The first edition was a straight 11 year scotch and the second edition in 2021 was finished in Guinness casks. This third Offerman Edition uses American red wine and European oak casks for the entire maturation that have been shaved down and heavily re-charred.

Lagavulin 8 Year

Lagavulin 8 Year

There are many things to do when you’re a distillery coming up on your 200th anniversary, and Lagavulin celebrated the occasion in 2016 by releasing the Lagavulin 8 to mark the bicentenary, along with a 12 year cask strength. In late 2017, Lagavulin made the 8 year part of its core range, reportedly because of the positive response it received throughout 2016. The choice to release the scotch at 8 years was a call back to a visit by famed whisky journalist Alfred Barnard in the late 1880s, specifically mentioning an 8 year Lagavulin as “exceptionally fine” in his book The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom. 

Lagavulin 16 Year

Lagavulin 16 Year

The Lagavulin 16 is a winner. We’re not saying that just from our own experience. Rather, this standard edition of the Lagavulin distillery has consistently been ranked highly in whisky competitions, winning gold awards and earning other top marks in competitions and ratings around the world over the past fifteen years. To be sure, this is not a scotch meant for those who prefer gentler tastes and refrained flavors. Having their workhorse be aged 16 years means this distillery is willing to be patient so they can craft something worth the wait. Not a bad work ethic to have in regards to scotch. All right, enough teasing. Let’s dive in.