Where has lagavulin 16 gone?!

[UTH]

Used to get it from Amazon and Waitrose for £49. Plenty of other places too.

Seems impossible to get for less than £75 now.

[sherman]

Its all been drunk. Theres not enough supply for the demand. Supply will be restored in 16-17years
Whisky has gone popular.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/s...

[UTH]

This seems to be readily available again, but cheapest price is £75! I never used to pay more than £49, and that was when I was treating myself, no way I'm spending £75. Shame, it was my favourite, but who knows when I'll drink it again.

[sunbeam alpine]

I'm no whisky expert but I would guess that this reflects the price they are now paying for raw materials and energy.

[UTH]

sunbeam alpine said:

I'm no whisky expert but I would guess that this reflects the price they are now paying for raw materials and energy.

Yeah, I don't blame them for the price going up, it's just a shame it's moved it away from a price point I could justify semi regularly.

[JimM169]

I'm in the same boat, used to treat myself to the occasional Lagavulin but just can't justify £75 a bottle
On the lookout for something similar, if you find anything please update the thread!

[UTH]

JimM169 said:

I'm in the same boat, used to treat myself to the occasional Lagavulin but just can't justify £75 a bottle
On the lookout for something similar, if you find anything please update the thread!

This is my current 'substitute' for Lagavulin.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bruichladdich-Charlotte-I...

[sherman]

Theres an 8 yo available now and I have seen an advert for a lagavulin 11 for sale. Not tried either.

[SD_1]

Diageo upped the prices of a lot of their range recently, with Lagavulin 16 being one of the main ones. £75 is the new baseline for it.

I think its gone down in quality a lot in recent years too compared to what it once was.

[Pflanzgarten]

Just think yourself lucky you aren’t a glenfarclas 25 drinker. Last bottle I bought was £84 on an Amazon offer, now go look at it.

[UTH]

Pflanzgarten said:

Just think yourself lucky you aren’t a glenfarclas 25 drinker. Last bottle I bought was £84 on an Amazon offer, now go look at it.

Punchy. But then having an £84 bottle as my usual “go to” isn’t quite what I can afford anyway, so at £200 it’s even further beyond me

[Silvanus]

Just treat it as an invitation to try some new ones out

[Mr.Grooler]

A while back someone on here recommended me Ledaig 10 as a Lagavulin 16 substitute - it’s about 90% as nice (similarly smokey and peaty, perhaps a little harsher on the nose) but about half the price - give it a go

[akirk]

UTH said:

Pflanzgarten said:

Just think yourself lucky you aren’t a glenfarclas 25 drinker. Last bottle I bought was £84 on an Amazon offer, now go look at it.

Punchy. But then having an £84 bottle as my usual “go to” isn’t quite what I can afford anyway, so at £200 it’s even further beyond me

Currently have one open - cost me c. £80 when I bought it and won’t be replacing it at 2.5x that price - but it is very nice… fortunately have quite a few other bottles to drink!

[UTH]

Mr.Grooler said:

A while back someone on here recommended me Ledaig 10 as a Lagavulin 16 substitute - it’s about 90% as nice (similarly smokey and peaty, perhaps a little harsher on the nose) but about half the price - give it a go

Hmmmm, that bottle looks very familiar, fairly sure I’ve had it. Will get a bottle now, just to make sure.

[Soloman Dodd]

I snagged a bottle in Master of Malt's black friday sale, but it's back up to full price now.

[UTH]

Soloman Dodd said:

I snagged a bottle in Master of Malt's black friday sale, but it's back up to full price now.

What price?

[Soloman Dodd]

£69.95

[UTH]

Soloman Dodd said:

£69.95

Oooof, not exactly a bargain vs £75 usual price

[vixen1700]

My mrs. ordered a bottle off Amazon for me for Christmas this morning, should be here in an hour or so.

Couldn't find it in any shops, mind.