Lagavulin 8: tasting · The Whisky Desk

The Whisky Desk

@thewhiskydesk · 2026-10-22 · from the Lagavulin desk

Pale in the glass, but no wimp. The nose heads for the shore: mineral, salt, a sweetness that keeps it fresh. Then menthol, a hint of malt, Parma violet, like peat smoke blown off a kiln into salt air. Lagavulin 8, $99 for members. Pour one this week; more in the piece.

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Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-22 (22 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-22.1; bottles: Lagavulin 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Ardbeg Wee Beastie Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL, Ardbeg 10 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
Lagavulin 8 price this week: $99 (price.ticket)
Lagavulin 8 360° low (like for like): $100 (price_360.seats)
Lagavulin 8 360° high (like for like): $142 (price_360.seats)
Lagavulin 8 broad-liking band: 4% (dyadic.appeal.pctile)
Port Charlotte 10 for a Lagavulin 8 drinker: 98% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Port Charlotte 10 price as a share of Lagavulin 8: 147% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Port Charlotte 10 price this week: $146 (price.ticket)
Port Charlotte 10 usual price: $146 (price_guide.usual)
Port Charlotte 10 lowest seen: $120 (price_guide.seen_low)
Port Charlotte 10 highest seen: $146 (price_guide.seen_high)
Ardbeg 10 for a Lagavulin 8 drinker: 97% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Ardbeg 10 price as a share of Lagavulin 8: 122% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Ardbeg 10 price this week: $121 (price.ticket)
Ardbeg 10 usual price: $121 (price_guide.usual)
Ardbeg 10 lowest seen: $105 (price_guide.seen_low)
Ardbeg 10 highest seen: $121 (price_guide.seen_high)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie for a Lagavulin 8 drinker: 96% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie price as a share of Lagavulin 8: 107% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_price)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie price this week: $106 (price.ticket)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie usual price: $106 (price_guide.usual)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie lowest seen: $90 (price_guide.seen_low)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie highest seen: $106 (price_guide.seen_high)
Lagavulin 8 per standard drink: $3.73 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie per standard drink: $4.05 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Port Charlotte 10 per standard drink: $5.29 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Ardbeg 10 per standard drink: $4.76 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)
Lagavulin 8: standard drinks in the bottle: about 27
Ardbeg Wee Beastie: standard drinks in the bottle: about 26
Port Charlotte 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 28
Ardbeg 10: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Lagavulin 8, Ardbeg Wee Beastie, Port Charlotte 10 and Ardbeg 10
over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: none

Omissions

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Notes for reviewer

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premium over CE 360° · shared scale 0% to +70% across the eleven

Lagavulin 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$112.99list 11-05

CE 360° $91.35 · 7.7% over · #1 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $4.26 · #8 of 16 in Islay

63 pieces · observed

Ardbeg Wee Beastie Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$91.99list 11-05

CE 360° $96.46 · 9.0% over · #3 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $3.51 · #3 of 16 in Islay

44 pieces · observed

Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10 Year Old Scotch Whisky

$145.99list 11-05

CE 360° $127.43 · 12.7% over · #9 of 16 in Islay

per standard drink $5.29 · #14 of 16 in Islay

58 pieces · observed

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