Lagavulin 8 year old

The Lagavulin 8 was originally a special edition released on the market to celebrate Diage’s 200th anniversary in 2016. The original special edition, aged exclusively in refill American oak casks, became part of the standard lineup the following year in a slightly modified vatting (American and European casks). The label carries a quote from Alfred Barnard who, in his “The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom”, published in the 1880s described an 8-year-old Lagavulin as ”exceptionally fine”. The historic connection to the 8-year-old of yore is a nice romantic idea. That’s all it is. Today’s 8-year-old is unlikely to have a strong resemblance to the 1880’s version.