One of the top rated Single malts - Lagavulin 16YO Malt Whisky 700mL; currently selling for $115, 10% discount brings it down to 103.5 and if you have the First Choice Spend $100 get $10 back from AMEX then this works out to be $93.5.
A classic Islay Malt, One of the great Islay producers. The barley used to distil Lagavulin is malted at nearby Port Ellen and has a strong peat aroma - it has perhaps twenty times as much exposure to peat smoke as a typical Speyside.
One for the peat fanciers, this Islay benchmark is big and powerful. Iodine and smoke dominate sweet spice aromas while vanilla and oak character develops on the palate. Mouth coating and muscular, this brute finishes long, dry and smoky.
• Double Gold | 2017 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Misleading title, not everyone can get that price