Description
A rare Lagavulin Islay single malt distilled in 1979, matured for 15 years in a single oak cask, and bottled at cask strength in 1995 for The Syndicate at Bruichladdich.
Lagavulin
Lagavulin The Syndicate's 15 Year Old, Oak Cask, 1979, Murray McDavid, 59.2%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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LatestSGD 1,490
HighSGD 1,490
LowSGD 679
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Whisky Online AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 5, 2026SGD 1,489.76
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- Region
- Islay
- Age
- 15 Years
- Vintage
- 1979
- Bottled
- 1995
- ABV
- 59.2%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Lagavulin
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Oak
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Murray McDavid
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- N.A
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- 231
- Has box
- No
- Closure
- Driven cork
- Presentation
- N.A
- Series highlights
- The Syndicate's limited single-cask series of rare Lagavulin selections
- Historical context
- Distilled in 1979 and bottled in the mid-1990s, during The Syndicate's early Lagavulin bottling period
- Special release
- Limited Edition
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Coastal smoke, fruit, orange peel, whitecurrant, tea, moss, and fresh mint.
- Palate
- White and green fruits, smoke, chewy peat, fat, and rich oily texture.
- Finish
- Long, warm, smoky, coastal, and peaty.