Lagavulin 12-year-old Pure Islay Malt

Overall rating
91.00/100
votes
10
Whiskybase ID
WB56654
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
White Horse Distillers Ltd. - Specially Selected
Bottled
1970s
Stated Age
12 years old
Strength
75 (proof)
Size
757 ml
Label
Aged 12 Years on neck label
Added on
22 jul 2014 9:19 am by ste cao
Overall rating
91.00/100
votes
10

Average value

€ 3629.08

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10 × member ratings

16 × in collection

Whisky reviews for Lagavulin 12-year-old Pure Islay Malt

2 users have left 2 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 91.00 points.

  1. hs305 scored this whisky 93 points Connoisseur

    [July, 2022] Last night we did another of these 3M-tastings (Mega-Monster-Marathon) in memoriam of good old Roland (R.I.P.) who introduced me into the wonderful world of single malt whisky: Six people, six hours and sixty drams (small measures only, because otherwise we would have ended up at the hospital).

    In such a setting it is neither possible nor does it make any sense to write detailed notes hence take my scores with a grain of salt. This was the menu after a "warm-up" with four private cask samples (not rated):

    01) Aberlour Glenlivet 1965, 8 years old, dumpy square bottle, pale colour, 50% WB5993 ~ 90 points
    02) Aberlour Glenlivet 8 years old, dumpy square bottle, dark colour, 50% WB158028 ~ 92 points
    03) Springbank 1973 Samaroli Ageing Monography, 15 years, 50% WB21389 ~ 93 points
    04) Caol Ila 1978 GM, casks 5347-351, 11553-564, 13 years, 63.7% WB29413 ~ 91 points
    05) Slim Cowell's Personal Selection II (Glen Garioch), 1972, 15 years, 60.0% WB45342 ~ 95 points
    06) Slim Cowell's Personal Selection III (Glen Garioch), 1973, 15 years, 60.5% WB146707 ~ 94 points
    07) Slim Cowell's Personal Selection IV (Glen Garioch), 1975, 15 years, 56.0% WB143920 ~ 93 points
    08) Glen Cawdor 1976 (Glen Garioch), Samaroli, 57.0% WB121474 ~ 92 points
    09) Inchgower1974 TWA private stock, 37 years, 60.6% WB28329 ~ 92 points
    10) Bowmore 1989 TWA private stock, 22 years, 43.9% WB28483 ~ 89 points
    11) Caol Ila 1984 TWA private stock, 27 years, 49.5% WB34021 ~ 92 points
    12) Caperdonich 1972 SV Sailing Ships, casks 7130-2, 16 years, 40% WB23773 ~ 91 points
    13) Irish Single Malt 1989 TWA for TWE, 27 years, 46.8% WB108763 ~ 91 points (unusual double distillation only at Bushmills)
    14) Tamnavulin 1966 TWA private stock, 44 years, 44.9% WB18650 ~ 91 points
    15) Aultmore 1974 TWA private stock, 37 years, 41.2% WB28676 ~ 92 points
    16) Clynelish 1972 TWA private stock, 38 years, 45.8% WB17240 ~ 95 points
    17) Glenfarclas 1969 SV dumpy, casks 52-54, 20 years, 58.2% WB12666 ~ 93 points
    18) Fragments Of Scotland Orkney 1977, Samaroli, bottled 1988 50% WB3972 ~ 92 points (Highland Park)
    19) Old Pulteney Pure Highland Malt, GM 8 years, 40% WB151788 ~ 90 points
    20) Laphroaig 10 years Cask Strength 1000ml, very first (test) batch for duty free only, 57.3% WB38563 ~ 95 points (very fruity, contains mid-70ies stuff most probably)
    21) Oban 13 years The Manager's Dram, bottled 1990, 62.0% WB9873 ~ 88 points
    22) Bruichladdich 1968 Stillman's Reserve, 25 years, 45% WB113139 ~ 90 points
    23) Macallan 1965 OB, bottled 1983, 17 years, 43% WB11236 ~ 93 points
    24) Lagavulin 12 years, old green ink label, 43% WB13018 ~ 95 points (very dark colour due to high share of sherry casks)
    25) Lagavulin 12 years, old white label without glass horse, 43% WB56654 ~ 93 points
    26) Ben Nevis 15 years, OB bottled 1981 40% no WB id ~ 93 points
    27) Talisker 1953 GM, old CC label, 24 years, 43% WB16701 ~ 92 points
    28) Ardbeg 1974 GM, new map label, bottled 2003, 43% WB7855 ~ 93 points
    29) Ardbeg 1974 GM, old map label, bottled 1996, 40% WB6301 ~ 92 points
    30) Ardbeg 1974 GM, old map label, bottled 1994, 40% WB12156 ~ 93 points
    31) Ardbeg 1974 GM, old map label, bottled 1993, 40% WB17457 ~ 93 points
    32) Ardbeg 1974 GM, old map label, bottled 1991, 40% WB33242 ~ 94 points
    33) Springbank 15 years, brown ceramic book, 43% WB57174 ~ 93 points
    34) Bruichladdich 1965 GM, casks 5525,5530,5531, 25 years, 53.5% WB16888 ~ 90 points
    35) Bruichladdich 1966 Moon Reserva Veronelli, bottled 1983, 53.5% WB14053 ~ 92 points
    36) Ardbeg 1974 SSMC, cask #4377 19 years, 55.1% WB11798 ~ 94 points
    37) Aberfeldy 19 years The Manager's Dram, bottled 1991, 61.3% WB26 ~ 93 points
    38) Rosebank 15 years Unblended Single Malt, 75cl Zenith Italia, 50% WB3455 ~ 91 points
    39) Ardbeg 1967 DL, 32 years, 185 bottles, 47.5% WB5563 ~ 90 points (unusual green colour, strange taste)
    40) Brora 1971 DL OMC, 29 years, 258 bottles, 50% WB3925 ~ 96 points
    41) Longmorn 1969 GM Limburg Whisky Fair, cask #3724, 38 years, 54.6% WB3697 ~ 93 points
    42) Springbank 1965 Alte Tabakstube, cask MM 1980, 30 years, 53.8% WB12393 ~ 94 points
    43) Ardbeg 1973 Dun Eideann, cask #3933, 17 years, 55.4% WB17211 ~ 95 points
    44) Ardbeg 1972 Dun Eideann, cask #3444, 18 years, 58.9% WB22995 ~ 94 points
    45) Longmorn 1972 GM, cask #1078, 38 years, 53.9% WB22210 ~ 93 points
    46) Glen Garioch 1968 OB, cask #614, 29 years, 54.4% WB7312 ~ 94 points
    47) Springbank 1966 OB, cask #489, bottle 157, 31 years, 52.0% WB8801 ~ 96 points
    48) Talisker 1955 GM, cask #1315, 37 years, 50.4% WB23839 ~ 94 points
    49) Ben Nevis 1966, OB 75cl, 26 years, 59.0% WB6306 ~ 95 points
    50) Ben Nevis 1966, OB 75cl, 25 years, 59.0% WB28465 ~ 96 points
    51) Bowmore 1971 Sestante, 14 years, 57.7% WB53113 (but different label) ~ 95 points
    52) Bowmore 1966 DL, cask #3317, 40 years, 43.2% WB2192 ~ 97 points
    53) Avonside Pure Highland Malt 1938, 33 years, sherry wood, 43% WB157130 ~ 91 points (very interesting dill herbal flavours)
    54) Laphroaig 1966 SV dumpy, cask #559, bottled 1996, 48.6% WB8206 ~ 95 points
    55) Laphroaig 1967 SV dumpy, cask #2957, bottled 1994, 50.1% WB3139 ~ 95 points
    56) Ardbeg Over 10-years old, CA dumpy for SCOMA, 58.5% WB46394 ~ 94 points

    No more drams this evening! And please remember: Whisky was rather made for drinking than for herding...

  2. markkerr02 scored this whisky 93 points Expert Senior

    Lagavulin 12Y - 43% White Horse bottling. Standard for Lagavulin before 16Y became the new standard. Is today a whisky belonging to collector circles and where the price has risen dramtically during the last year. Now costs 4500-5000 kr. Color: Light amber - amber. Fragrance. Smelly with sweet mats; more elegance than power. Taste: Sweetheart, salted, smoke, night tones. Aftertaste: Long, smoky, slightly salted at the end. Score: 93 http://smad.se/provningar/Provning%2046%20Lagavulin.html

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