As good as I remember it from when I tasted it first last year, maybe even better. A bucket list whisky, a dream dram. Whatever you want to call this, it's effing good!
The words Lagavulin and Distillery Exclusive makes any whisky enthusiast's heart skip a beat. In the past, exclusive bottlings for Feis Ile or the Jazz Festival have reached rarified air.
Shortly after the Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival 2016 was released, I tasted it during the Lagavulin Warehouse Demonstration. I even bought a bottle. However, it took me this long to write a proper review of it. Sorry about that.
Lagavulin seems to do well at any age. There's the wonderful Lagavulin 8 Years Old as an example of what impact young distillate can have, but also many examples of well-aged Lagavulin that reach stratospheric heights.