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Lagavulin - inconsistent quality (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by Refastico@lemmy.world to c/whiskey@lemmy.world
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Has anyone had issues with Lagavulin having inconsistent quality? Some bottles of the 16yo are great, and also have quite a strong peaty flavor. Other bottles have almost no smoke, and in general just taste "okay". It's not just about the smoke. The whisky itself is inconsistent. All bottles I tried are freshly opened. I think it's about a 50/50 chance of getting a nice tasting whisky. Any explanation for this? Are there fake bottles making the rounds out there? Is there a way to spot the good bottles from the bad? Please help! this used to be my favorite whisky, but now I don't know anymore...

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[-] Jah348@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

The only probably I had was jacking up costs 50%, other than that the quality has been fine for me but I haven't purchased it since it exceed $100/bottle

[-] zcd@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago

Ron Swanson effect?

[-] Jah348@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

I mean he was the reason I started drinking it but that was like 8 years ago or something. I love the stuff but nothing justifies that cost to me.

[-] blegeg@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

16 was still $75 last time I saw it at Costco. Total wine I think near me is $80. If those are options for you, I think it's great at those prices but at $100+ other interesting things are available

[-] Alchemy@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Are you able to do back to back tastings with both bottles with someone who isn’t clued in to your hypothesis?

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 4 points 11 months ago

They're single malt, there is bound to be differences between batches. I've never had one i felt was bad though

[-] wagnerst@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago

No, I‘ve had no problems so far.

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