Lagavulin 35 Years Old 1990

Distilled at the Lagavulin distillery on the 3rd of September 1990, this was matured for 35 years in a single cask (No.4396) before being bottled by The Syndicate on the 20th of October 2025 at Bruichladdich distillery. The cask yielded only 64 bottles at 42.7% ABV in 2025. A 30 year old edition was drawn from the same cask in 2020 and was highly-acclaimed, scoring an impressive 92/100 on whiskyfun.com. Although this bottling has yet to be reviewed, it is fair to assume that 5 extra years in cask will have served this whisky well! (https://www.whiskyfun.com/archivejune22-2-Balvenie-Talisker.html#280622) The Syndicate is an elusive group of private individuals based on Islay that has operated intermittently as an independent whisky bottler since the late 1980s. Their releases are rare and sporadic, yet they are known for selecting some remarkably scarce and highly sought-after whiskies. The collective is widely believed to have been founded by Sir John MacTaggart, former chairman of Bruichladdich and a well-known businessman and landowner on Islay. It is thought that the group includes members of his family, along with a small circle of local figures who have strong ties to the whisky industry.