“If they don’t know what they’re asking for, you don’t pour them Lagavulin.” Perfect description.

Not gonna lie, this channel has taught me so much just from finding you guys on Friday. Thanks so much!

Love the show! As a beginner I would say the lagavulin 8 was the best entry level scotch for me. Finally had the 16 and it stands on a class of its own. Pro tip for beginners, if you’re a strong coffee drinker (espresso) or no sugar, lagavulin will taste like heaven.

“If you’re with your friends, that’s a special occasion drink the damn whisky.” Im writing that down to say to my son someday.

Finally got myself a bottle of this. Here's my breakdown of flavor: 40%leather 30% peated smoke 15% seawater 10% sawdust/straw/dark oak 5% dark orange peel on the finish.

I bought my dad a bottle of Lagavulin 16 a couple years ago and I mooched a taste. I hated it. It hurt me so much that I thought I'd drank something toxic. Flash forward two years and I'm sitting by the campfire sipping a glass of my own Lagavulin 16 and sharing some with my mooch of a father. Long story short: tastes change and moochiness is hereditary.

Lagavulin 16 is the life-changing one for me personally. I could never go back to the world without scotch no more. the first sip of my dear dear lag 16 got me hooked on scotch right away and forever.

I'm a 62 year old woman who can't tolerate much alcohol, but fell in love with Lagavulin 16 first time I smelled it. Had gotten it as a Christmas gift for my older son. My first scotch and pretty much first whiskey to just drink, after cooking with Woodford Reserve. Goes absolutely wonderful with rich, creamy desserts. Lagavulon 12 is my second son's fave, but my older son and I like 16 over 12.

“If they don’t know what they’re asking for, you don’t pour them Lagavulin.” My story with Lagavulin 16 is actually the opposite. I had a friend with a pretty nice bar cabinet, but he was primarily a rum drinker and did not like whisky, I however did, though I thought that I didn’t like smokey whiskeys. He offers me a drink from a bottle he got from his dad, and I drink it not knowing what I was going into - I loved it! From then on out every time I visited everyone else would drink their rum while I would have the whisky all to myself. Only later did I look the bottle up and was very surprised that this was indeed a very smokey whiskey, one that I might never would have accepted if I knew what it was when I got the offer. I now primarily enjoy smokey islay whisky and I have Lagavulin 16 to thank for that.

i've seen about a ton of your videos, issued through the years, and if there is one constant: you guys are authentic. every time it's like meeting up with old friends.

Thanks for the info on how long whisky can last. Great to know.

My introduction into whiskey was actually Lagavulin because it's my dads favorite. first sip i hated it, second sip i enjoyed and after the third i was hooked. Been loving peaty and smokey whiskey ever since! keep up the amazing work you guys are doing, i just got into this channel and both the community and you guys are amazing!

My intro to scotch was Monkey Shoulder. Barely into that bottle, I was gifted one of those little variety pack gift sets of 3 small bottles of scotch. It included Lagavulin 16. Life changer. It is hands down my favorite. And now after seeing this vid,, I'm also a convert to your channel. I'm smitten and subscribed.

Jumped back to watch this older review on Lagavulin 16. Have consistently found good & enjoyable episodes.

I finally got lagavulin (i'm still a beginner), smells like barbecue??? edit: it's become my favorite whisky....

Absolutely right about Lagavulin not being for beginners. The first time I had it I realised how immature my palate was and I needed to learn more.The taste was so complex and nothing like I had ever tasted. Great channel by the way.

Did Glenfiddich's. Found nothing special in them, so gave up on Scotch whisky and moved to Bourbons and Irish. Tried Lagavulin 16 a few weeks back and wham! Holy shit I couldn't believe whisky could taste like that! Tried Laphroaig today, along with Cragganmore and Balvenie. The others were nice, but like you said, there's no coming back from Laphroaig. I am going to try more Speysides and Highlands, but it looks like it's Isla malts for me all the way. Learnt a lot about whisky tasting and single malts from you guys. Keep the videos coming!

Another channel that deserves more subs! I did come from the Modern Rouge channel and I really enjoy these videos! Keep up the good work and keep drinking yall!

A wonderful birthday surprise of Lagavulin 16 and the knowledge of the whiskey tribe brought me here.

I tried Lagavulin on a whim at a restaurant the other night. I haven't been drinking whiskey for very long (maybe 3 years) and I was so happy to hear you guys say "minty tones after the smoke". None of my mates agreed with me ahahaha

You guys….. are natural. Very easy to watch….. 👌

For me, it is simply wonderful.

So glad I found you guys through Modern Rogue. You have become one of the reasons I come on KZfaq more than before. Keep up the good work and I am having the Lagavulin 16 now..once I went smokey, I couldnt go back.

Stumbled upon you guys maybe 10 days ago. Since then I've been binge watching as many of your videos as my schedule allows. I feel like I have a fairly decent whisky collection at home (about 70 bottles at last count), and I run a whisky bar with just shy of 300 whiskies at the moment, but somehow I've managed to learn something new from every single video that I've watched. I've still got many more to watch, but please, never stop making videos.

Well I am new to Scotch with only 1 month of tasting under my belt. Although you recommend that it's not for beginners I found the Lagavulin 16 to be a nice dram. It was campfire and BBQ with a little sweetness. Very smooth and the after taste lingers for a very long time and stays moist on the palette.

Just bought this for the first time tonight. It is super good. It's smokey up front but then it has these sweet notes in it that really makes this crazy good!

I'm really new to Whisk(e)y, but Lagavulin 16 got me into Scotch so damn hard. I just love smokey flavors and Lagavulin 16 is def. my go to whisky for a nice evening with some good friends.

This is the first bottle of whiskey I bought. I’m two glasses in and still can’t quite comprehend it. Astounding.

Had to find this video for you guys to give me some insight. So I used a company funded trip this past week to start taste testing different scotches. I went thru the gamut of selection. Glenfiddich 12, Balvenie 12 doublewood, Glenlivet 18, Lagavulin 16, Ardbeg 10, Chivas Regal 12, Macallen 15 and Oban 14. This was over the course of 3 days but I had no idea what I was in for with the Lagavulin so this review helped me understand some of what I was tasting. I appreciate this channel tremendously as I’m from bourbon country here in KY 👍🏼. Thanks guys

Love the channel, super entertaining! Regardless of this being considered a drink for the more experienced, Lagavulin 16 is what got me really into the world of Whisky, and is by far my current favourite.

Just had it now for the first time ever. Nice, very nice.

I’m a newbie whiskey drinker. I love your channel! I’ve learned so much! Thank you for taking the time to educate people like me!! When I first smelled Lagavulin I thought leather and a bonfire. It has a Very smoky smell. I thought i wasn’t gonna like it but when I tried it it was so smooth at the end. It was like a drinking surprise.

I dreamed about drowning in an ocean made out of orange soda last night. It took me a while to work out it was just a Fanta sea.

I bought a bottle and I cannot say enough good things about Lagavulin 16. It is the Goat. Totally hooked on it. I am enjoying a glass as I write this. I am a true believer in the 16. Bravo Zulu

Lagavulin 16 is the best whisky I've ever tasted

This made me fall in love with whiskey specifically scotch, thank you lagavulin for creating nectar of the gods

I started exploring whisky in the later part of 2015 (I feel like a fool for not discovering whisky before then)... and I've watched all of Ralfy's videos (great way to learn), then all of LiquorHound, then all episodes of "Scotch Test Dummies" then everything in that time frame from Whisky.com (Horst and Ben)... Very recently I started watching your episodes, starting at the beginning... Just now, I came to realize something important about you guys (Daniel, and Rex). With a little bit of build-up to my main conclusion, I have concluded that Daniel is generous, he is actually a kind fellow. Daniel doesn't give that impression at first, but after about 100 episodes, I think Daniel is very generous, very kind. His basic goal is to share his knowledge with the audience, and here we see him being extremely generous with the whisky. I don't see a mean streak in Daniel, he laughs a lot, he doesn't seem moody... Rex on the other hand... Cheers!

First bottle i ever bought. My gateway to whiskey

Lagavulin 16 is an amazing drink! It WOWS me every time!

Had this for the first time today at a bar. It was my first venture into more smoky whisky and it was fantastic. I personally got toffee on the tip of the tongue moving into dark fruit then finishing with smoke and freshness. I am now in love with this and need to fin more like it!

I couldn't find Lagavulin or any Islay whiskey in any bar in Dubai and the bottles are so damn expensive I was hesitating shelling out so much for a new experience. Then recently on a trip to Bali I saw a bottle of Lagavulin in a pub. Needless to say I instantly ordered it and boy oh boy ... It was a like a dream sequence. it was a journey on the clouds. You are so right about the Lift Off.

First time smelling Lagavulin was like shoving an entire smoked ham up my nose and it's best whiskey I've ever had

So.... I'm the only one who found Modern Rogue from Whiskey Vault? =P

I work in a pub in Wales and Lagavulin is my go-to for a slow sip after my shift. Penderyn is a more local one which I rate almost as highly.

I love this channel!! Before I even think about buying a bottle I check for reviews from these guys first. Love the banter and ball busting.

Lagavulin 16 year old was the third or fourth whiskey I ever drank and I loved it. You really get the flavours that come from barrel and its just wonderful. Its woody and strong flavoured and then becomes lighter

You glorious bastards have changed my outlook on whiskey, and this scotch in particular opened a door to a whole new world for me (insert perverse Aladdin reference if you wish). Nonetheless, thanks and cheers!

Bought this bottle today absolutely blown away like nothing I've experienced in my Scotch/whiskey Journey so far really nothing like I expected feel like I sort of grew up a little bit today just saying LOL I don't like to claim things as my new favorite or the best on Earth because I could always try something I like more tomorrow but for the right now holy cow this stuff is amazing Smoke forever my mom tasted that Smoky flavor when I first took a sip it's that smokey all the other flavors I taste in this are hiding in amongst and around the smoke a lot of people like scotch and cigars this is the scotch and cigar you don't even need to bring a lighter or a punch

I so love you two going at it over the whisky that's being reviewed , great work and thanks for you knowledge and fun.

Guys, got to this vid after watching and enjoying many of your reviews. I want to say thanks for describing that lift in the Lagavulin finish that sometimes is reminiscent of mint. Often times I get wintergreen, but you guys nailed it. To me, now it is a "nondenominational" mint!! Also, Lagavulin is so complex, there probably isn't ever going to be a last description of it, so keep talking! Cheers to you both, and all of your Tribe.

Lagavulin was my first ever straight whisky. I chose it because it was the highest rated one in the price range and everyone seemed to love it. I also fell in love with it and now have been on a whisky journey that has lead me to Japanese whisky as my favourite, but Lagavulin is still the owner of my heart.

Found you from Modern Rogue. Now I'm making my way through all the videos. Very entertaining and occasionally informative. Cheers!

Drinking it right now. Fantastic whiskey 👌

Bought a bottle yesterday, it was worth every penny, so good.

Just bought my first bottle of it today. Excited for my first nose and taste

I only tried Lagavulin 16 about a week ago and pretty much started watching you guys the next day. I have mainly been a bourbon man with Laphroaig 10 being a favorite Scotch and a monkey shoulder hear and there. I bought $1000 worth of Scotch Whiskeys in a week to try and this is living, so many flavors its an experience. The Lagavulin 16 really threw me on first tasting it was a bit of a roller coaster of flavors but in a good way though I couldn't pick them all and it will most likely take me a while too do so, however one flavor I got straight up after thinking on it was like i had burned a stick in a fire getting it nice and charcholed white hot and then dipped it in brown sugar but still didn't seem to pin point what i was tasting. after watching your clips for a week and learning I tried it again tonight and it hit me that the tast I was getting was a perfectly charred marshmallow on a smokey burned stick. IT WAS AWESOME! Thanks guys keep up the great work.

Just bought one and I'm trying it for the first time; it smells like decaying damp wood. It tastes the same. And after 3 glasses I'm going for my forth.

After over 71 videos watched, I’m commenting! Found you guys via Modern Rogue, but like Daniel, I have a nerdy side (complete w spreadsheets for whiskey!). A buddy and I will be (at some point) sending some whiskey from our local distillery in Milwaukee, WI! Cilantro, you magnificent bastards!

Lagavulin was the first scotch that I tried, it’s still my absolute favorite.

I had this for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Just found this video. To me this was pretty mild. Not overly aggressive. All the flavors were blended together so well. I never had a smoky peated whisky before this, and it's absolutely amazing! So, know im on a peated journey because of you magnificent bastards. I picked up a bottle of connemara(i'm an Irishman, figured that would be a good start in my own collection.) Im in love. Slainté Edit: I found a bottle in northern Idaho for 80 bucks!

I'll say this, I'm an experienced craft beer drinker, but historically I haven't had much whiskey, I was convinced to try Lagavulin because I had JW Lees Lagavulin Cask Aged Harvest Ale and it was fantastic. I bought the 8 year and really dug the smoke, but found the 16 to be even easier to drink than the 8, so it's interesting that you say it's an intermediate level whiskey, because I've only had like three varieties of scotch ever, and I immediately loved it/got the appeal.

Three years later - "There are dozens of us!"

Just having a bottle of Lagavulin is enough to warrant a special occasion.

"Id just knife em if i can find em" Daniel is my spirit animal when it comes to dealing with internet trolls xD

I just tried Lagavulin 16 for the first time, and I'm having a very hard time deciding if I like it or not. It's not quite what I expected, but the more i drink of it the better it tastes

Very new to the isla profile and I have to admit that nick offerman was my motivation to buy the lagavulin 16. I am, however a cigar snob and I find the smokiness from the scotch pairs well with most of my cigars so far. My palate has a long ways to go and you guys get me in trouble with the wife quite often but I’m learning and having fun along the way. Thanks gents!

Tried my first Lagavulin 16 yesterday. Had only tried mostly highland single malts up until now, but you guys encouraged me. I'm still wrapping my palette around it (my tasting vocabulary is being built), but my nose said "band-aid" on my first smell. Not the plastic kind. Like the foam Curad ones. Can't wait to have some more to break it down more.

I love it; I've been drinking scotch almost a year and although I havent tried many distilleries, Lagavulin 16 is my favorite scotch to have on hand. Once or twice a week ill have a 1/3 of a glass and its amazing. It's smoky and peaty, but not as strong as say laphroaig. It has a really nice crisp finish, and its incredibly smooth. I would say its smoothness reminds me of johnny walker blue, but its about half the price.

Hey Daniel hey Mooch have you guys ever used Wine Preserver to keep your whiskey from being exposed to outside gasses. Its a mix of pure nitrogen n2, carbon dioxide c02 and Argon Ar. It lays down a cover of sealing gasses on top of the whiskey to prevent exposure to outside gasses that change a whiskeys taste as the bottle is emptied and its volume changes? It comes in handy especially if you have a expensive whiskey your trying to preserve it's original taste and condition. You can buy it online at amazon or in wine shops.

I've had whisky here and there in my life, Glenmorangie 12yr is still the staple at my parents house. Used to quite enjoy that, now not so much. Always seemed to prefer single malt over blended, though I didn't really explore the blended side too much honestly. Lagavulin 16yr was the first scotch I bought for myself, which I did in April '19. Cost me $120AUS and at first, I wasn't sure what to make of it. Now that the bottle is almost empty, I love it. Fantastic scotch, I only wish I could afford to buy more of it without hurting the wallet. Student life. I want to get myself a bottle of Hibiki whisky, which I had once at my old school and it was a lovely drop from memory, but it's about $150AUS or so per bottle and it isn't the most commonly found bottle where I live, which of course makes the risk a lot higher that perhaps I wouldn't enjoy it. Maybe at christmas I'll make the splash.

Love your channel, I subscribed... watched a few videos tonight. In the words of Nick Offerman, Lagavulin 16 is "mother's milk!"... also watched the Balvenie 12 Double Wood video... also a mainstay on my shelf... and delicious as can be. I am visiting Islay in August!!

I love me some smoky whisk(e)ys. Have yet to try the 16. Think it's my next bottle.

Very informative. Thanks!

Just tried Lagavulin 16 tonight at a whiskey bar. It was my first Islay scotch. Absolutely loved it. I can see myself being an Islay diehard now.

Here's the problem with the air pumps people use for wine bottles; while they do remove some of the air in the bottle thereby reducing oxidation, they also reduce the atmospheric pressure which leads to more alchohol evaporation --> not cool.

One of my top 10 favorite Scotches. I just bought another bottle 2 days ago.

I was afraid of it !! But truly is sensational… is a trip..

Just found you from the UK, I’m of Scottish extraction. Love whisky and am tickled that your safe word is ‘Margaret Thatcher’... 😂. Great tutorials, love your dynamic.

Yesterday, 3rd may 2021... I went to the bar that had a nice whiskey collection. I had a glenfiddich 12, than I light a cigar and remembered they have lagavulin 16. I drank lagavulin with that cigar, and my God it tasted like monkey sholder. I had some brine in the finish... but mostly malty sweetness. Mind blown

By pumping out the air you would normally promote alcohol evaporation. The thing with wines is that you value the removal of oxygen and prevention of oxidising more than the evaporation of alcohol.

I did discover your channel after the Modern Rogue folks did their vids with you, but I wasn't subbed to them. I honestly can't remember the chain of recommendations that brought me to their whiskey vids, but ultimately they led me here. Which is good.

Like a band-aid factory made love to the shoe leather factory, on the beach at low tide. My son loved it, got zero band aid, enjoyed the smokey earthy flavor. To each their own. In fairness I'm a noob so this hit me like a wet shoe pulled off a dead mermaid. Definitely the most smooth and flavorful whiskey I've ever had and hope to kick off my training wheels before my son finishes off the bottle.

Love all the tasting notes and nuances that you pointed out on this whisky ... I mean wow lol

Lagavulin 16 is forever my favorite whisk(e)y . It doesn't matter what I compare it too.

Okay...I’m between 30 and 40 bottles into my whisky collection (mostly single malt scotch). I’ve tended to favor the lighter friendly whiskies like Speysides, Irish, Japanese, etc. I really enjoyed Bunnahabhain 12 and when I saw a Bunnahabhain Ceobanach for a good price, I picked it up to dip my toe into heavily peated whisky waters and was pleasantly surprised that it was delicious and paired really well with a smoked salmon I make. I’d been dragging my feet and finally bought a Dalmore 12 and Lagavulin 16 last night because I wasn’t sure about the hype on both. The Dalmore 12 is 100% in my wheelhouse and I will be enjoying this. I was a bit confused by the Lagavulin 16 because it wasn’t as crazy smoky as I was expecting. I got the salty, algae, rubber, shore at low tide notes that everyone talks about, but the smoke was really subdued from what I expected. The Bunnahabhain Ceobanach for me tasted like bbq meat, cigars, campfire, etc. and met the expectations of what I thought a heavily peated whisky would taste like. I was so nervous that the heavy peat of Lagavulin would be off putting... but I’m feeling like I don’t what peated whisky supposed to taste like. I might have to grab an Ardbeg and Laphroig just so I can understand what that area of Islay is all about. Am I the only one that didn’t think Lagavulin 16 was that smoky on first try when my palate leans towards the light, pretty, and usually sherry cask oriented?

Lagavulin was my first islay whisky. And will always be in my cabinet

Just finished my first bottle of Caol Ila 12 I love smoke and Lagavulin 16 is going to be next I'm learning so much from these early episodes

It's about $100 around my way in Pennsylvania. I looooove smokey whiskies and was pointed in this direction.

I got a bottle of this, had 1 glass and put it back on the shelf. I'm still a whiskey beginner and I ain't drinking that without a warm up first.

Lagavulin 16 was the first whiskey I tried, after like the real cheap ones, and I LOVE IT. It is like a camp fire after being lost in the forest on a cold day, if I had the funds it will be my daily... Soon.

I tried this in a bar the other day and I did not find this pleasurable at the moment. Maybe as time passes, Lagavulin 16 will become more friendly to me but right now it takes like a tire fire in a bottle.

I only had Lagavulin 8 for $50 at a local store. Best Scotch I have tasted. Incredible!

I always think of this scotch as my favorite. I sample others, but I like Lagavulin 16 the best.

I guess I'm advanced level from what Rex said. Many years ago I took an oath that I would never buy anything in a plastic bottle. Now I am here.

Try Glenmorangoe Quinta Ruban on the heels of Lagavulin... It is like a very sweet chocolate orange! Love doing this move

Nice channel, gents. I'm just getting back into Scotch. I started collecting in 2013 and Ralphy was the only reviewer on KZfaq to go by. Nice to see some new blood on here.

I started drinking whisky with Lagavulin 16 (just googled top 10 whiskies on google and thought it was relatively affordable). Absolutely hated the first sip, but by the time I got to my last dram of the bottle, I was in love with it. Tried many other whiskies after that, but Lagavulin is still my clear favorite.

Espresso, when made properly, is strong but not bitter. If it's off it's either been under or over extracted or not extracted at the right pressure. I've made it correctly for friends and they are surprised by the flavor without bitterness or sourness. If you are thinking Starbucks for espresso it's not even close.

This scotch is dangerous- I have to restrain myself from not having more than two drams at any giving sitting, granted if I were wealthy enough to always having one of these on the shelf, I’d easily go through a bottle every week. I love Ardbeg, I throughly enjoy Laphoraig, and even really like Bowmore but Lagavulin is exceptional. It’s smooth, it’s inviting and showcases the best of islay

You guys kill me. Discovered you a couple of weeks ago and I’m bingeing your videos.