Lagavulin 8 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml

Lagavulin 8 Year was first made in 2016 to mark the distillery's 200th anniversary, and it proved so popular that it stayed. It is bottled at 48%.

It was inspired by the Victorian writer Alfred Barnard, who praised an eight-year-old Lagavulin when he visited Islay in the 1880s. Younger and lighter than the 16, it opens with clean, fresh notes of lemon and a hint of milk chocolate, then sweet fruit, tea-scented smoke and a growing peaty pungency, with a clean, smoky finish.

For a lively, smoky Islay malt, Lagavulin 8 is our pick. For the classic, choose Lagavulin 16; for another young peated malt, see Ardbeg Wee Beastie.

Sip it neat or with a little water, which brings out orchard fruit.

We carry it in the 750ml size. It is also on our peated Scotch page. More bottles are under single malt Scotch, and the rest of our Scotch is a click away. Pick it up at our Brooklyn store or get same-day delivery in Brooklyn, Manhattan & Queens.