Lagavulin

Lagavulin 'Like a Villain' 9 Year Old, French oak butt Cask, 2008, The Spirit Still, 52%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 30
Average Score
N.A
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Description

An independent bottling of Islay single malt Scotch whisky, distilled in 2008 and matured for 9 years in a French wine Côtes du Rhône butt before being bottled at 52% ABV by The Spirit Still. This release is part of a limited outturn of 108 bottles.

Change+13.8%
LatestSGD 148
HighSGD 176
LowSGD 130
SGD 181SGD 162SGD 143SGD 124Price (SGD)Observed dateOct 6May 4Sep 7Oct 6 - SGD 130 - Whisky Auctioneer - Oct 6, 2025Apr 6 - SGD 176 - Whisky Auctioneer - Apr 6, 2026May 4 - SGD 149 - Whisky Auctioneer - May 4, 2026Sep 7 - SGD 148 - Whisky Auctioneer - Sep 7, 2026

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Listed value is based on sold auction prices and inclusive of auction fees (not including tax and shipping).

Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Sep 7, 2026SGD 147.77
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - May 4, 2026SGD 149.09
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Apr 6, 2026SGD 175.96
Cask type
French oak butt
Bottling
Independent Bottling - The Spirit Still
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Georgie Crawford
Master distiller (distillation)
Graham Logie
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
108
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Tube
Series highlights
Spirit Still
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Earthy malt, vanilla, stewed apricot and cinnamon, lemon peels, seawater, tannic French oak, soft smoke, gun oil, sweet dough, linseed oil, wintergreen rub, brine, ginger, warm floral notes.
Palate
Fruity peat, smoke, sweet honeyed apricot, malt, metallic notes, green apples, ashes, dryness, stewed fruits (peach, apple, pear), cinnamon spice, hot peanut satay sauce, herbal and tannic French oak, lemongrass, lemon verbena, prickly ginger, wasabi, Thai spiced & BBQ'd meats, bitter citrus rind, pepper, rock fruit, honey, wine tannins, dry Lagavulin peat.
Finish
Medium length, lingering sweet apricot, peat, smoke, ashes, gentle oak spices, dryness, bittersweet and spiced, herbal notes, briny Islay sea spray, spicy bitterness, sweetness.
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