Lagavulin 8 Year

This has what the 16 has, just without the smooth and balanced character you get with the double age statement. It’s also a little higher abv, which could add to that, but I dont get as much of the nuance at all. Its spikier, and little brighter, and I lose the creaminess, oakiness, and honey notes I get with the 16

Surprisingly light compared to other Lagavulin’s I’ve tasted, but that certainly does not make it lesser of a whiskey. Lemony with shellfish, fresh stone fruits, light medicinal peat and beach bonfire notes. Delicious and crushable.