'For many, Lagavulin is the definitive Islay Malt - intensely flavored, smoky, and rich. The windswept Isle of Islay lies off the west coast of Scotland and instills a strength of character into everything it produces - and it's here, nestled in a small bay guarded by the ruins of a 13th-century castle that one of the world's most beloved whiskies has been made for over 200 years.