Scotch / Single malt Scotch

Lagavulin 8

Name: Lagavulin 8
Brand: Lagavulin

Tea-like smoke and a salty edge in a lighter, oily frame. Smoke intensity and body do not move in lockstep.

SmokeTextureFresh fruit

48%ABV

8Age · years

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Lagavulin 8 · reference

Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength · Batch 17 has more spice.

SweetnessKey differenceLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led

Dried fruitNot enough data

Excluded from this fingerprint and comparison claims.

FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceKey differenceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

Choose one bottle to compare · 1 selected.

Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Little smokeSmoke-led

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Nearby profiles from the full collection.

Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength · Batch 17Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength · Batch 17 has more spice.Laphroaig 18Laphroaig 18 has a closely matched profile on the available comparison dimensions.Caol Ila 12Caol Ila 12 has less smoke and more sweetness.Lagavulin Offerman EditionLagavulin Offerman Edition has less body.Laphroaig 25Laphroaig 25 has less body.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

Maturationnot stated (producer-verified)

Peat statuspeated

Mash / grainsderived from category

DistilleryLagavulin

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Current launch record; facts retain source and market qualifications.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Lagavulin · Lagavulin 8 ↗ · producer

Sweetness · 15
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 70
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 80
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Dried fruit · Not enough data
Category default used because bottle-specific production input is unavailable; excluded from comparison prose and key-difference highlights.

Floral · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 25
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 35
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 20
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]