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Lagavulin The Distillers Edition 18 Year Old, Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask, Batch No. lgv.4/465, 1997, 43%
Lagavulin

Lagavulin The Distillers Edition 18 Year Old, Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask, Batch No. lgv.4/465, 1997, 43%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 18
Average Score
Avg 91
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Description

This Lagavulin 1979 Distillers Edition is a highly sought-after Islay single malt, distilled in 1979 and bottled in 1997. It was the first release in the legendary Distillers Edition series, which sees Classic Malts enhanced in carefully chosen wine casks. This expression was double matured, finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks, adding richness and sweetness to Lagavulin's characteristic smoky intensity.

Overall Rating
88/100
Great88 / 100

Based on 1 published Maltiply review.

Maltiply Tasting Profile
Nose
Intense peat, vanilla, raisiny sweetness, dark oak, chocolate, orange, tobacco, dried porcinis, vermouth, cordite, gunpowder, smoky bacon, smoked pear, smoked cherry, medicinal cherry, barbecue char, hickory smoked wood, campfire smoke.
Palate
Sweet and luscious, clear malt, smoke fills the mouth, salty tang, coffee, vanilla, fruit, seashore bonfire, smoked seafood, medicine, ash, mercurochrome, bitter oranges, cumin, cloves, waxy, salty chocolate, brown sugar, cinnamon, oak, nuts (almond, walnut, pecan), molasses, fig, underripe plum.
Finish
Incredibly long, fruit, peat, long-lasting oak, ashy, oily, wood ashes, fading rubbery saltiness, orange, pink grapefruit, dark smoky, warming, deep dark oak-spiciness, lingering smoke, vanilla, salt water, faint smoked meat, sweet tobacco, ashy.
Change+19.9%
LatestSGD 1,103
HighSGD 1,103
LowSGD 920
SGD 1,125SGD 1,049SGD 973SGD 898Price (SGD)Observed dateSep 14Apr 12Sep 14 - SGD 920 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Sep 14, 2025Apr 12 - SGD 1,103 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Apr 12, 2026

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Apr 12, 2026SGD 1,103.02
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 14, 2025SGD 919.59
Region
Islay
Age
18 Years
Vintage
1979
Bottled
1997
ABV
43%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Lagavulin
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
lgv.4/465
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
N.A
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
The Distillers Edition, Classic Malts of Scotland
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Limited Edition, First Distillers Edition Release
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Intense peat, vanilla, raisiny sweetness, dark oak, chocolate, orange, tobacco, dried porcinis, vermouth, cordite, gunpowder, smoky bacon, smoked pear, smoked cherry, medicinal cherry, barbecue char, hickory smoked wood, campfire smoke.
Palate
Sweet and luscious, clear malt, smoke fills the mouth, salty tang, coffee, vanilla, fruit, seashore bonfire, smoked seafood, medicine, ash, mercurochrome, bitter oranges, cumin, cloves, waxy, salty chocolate, brown sugar, cinnamon, oak, nuts (almond, walnut, pecan), molasses, fig, underripe plum.
Finish
Incredibly long, fruit, peat, long-lasting oak, ashy, oily, wood ashes, fading rubbery saltiness, orange, pink grapefruit, dark smoky, warming, deep dark oak-spiciness, lingering smoke, vanilla, salt water, faint smoked meat, sweet tobacco, ashy.
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