Laphroaig 1980
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1980 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 27년 |
| Cask Type | 5 Oloroso Sherry Casks |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | 972 |
| ABV | 57.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
올로로소 셰리 캐스크 다섯 개가 1980년 라프로익을 27년 동안 진하게 길들인 결과가 잔 안에 짙게 자리한다. 향에서는 짙은 훈연과 다크 체리, 묵은 가죽이 또렷이 드러나고 캐스크의 흔적인 발사믹 같은 산미가 뒤따른다. 입에서는 잿불과 무화과 잼, 정향의 진한 단맛이 입을 묵직하게 채운다. 57.4도의 알코올이 셰리와 훈연의 균형을 단단히 받치며 짙은 마호가니색이 잔에 깊게 비친다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw/pale gold
air Nose
starts on distant whiffs of wood smoke, garden bonfire, tarmac and bandages, with little sweetness if any. Gets a little more buttery after that but there are also added notes of antiseptic, and tiger balm (camphor). Certainly one of the most medicinal Laphroaigs I could nose. Also notes of marzipan and almond milk. Very good balance except that the whole is sort of subdued. True to Laphroaig’s legend but more whispering than wham-bam, getting even slightly dusty, cardboardy and pearish after a moment (but interesting whiffs of wet wool do arise at the same time)
restaurant Palate
well, this is different, relatively weak right from the start, with quite some peat but also notes of tea, stale pepper, lager beer, light caramel... Not much happening on the palate I think, except for some rather pleasant notes of grapefruits and kumquats like in the 15yo. Yes, this 25 is close to the 15 as far as the profiles are concerned, but it’s also weaker and gets a little too cardboardy. Not much happening indeed
timer Finish
medium long, slightly sweeter and also a little candied, with notes of crystallised oranges but little ‘Laphroaigness’ other than that. Well, all I can say is that I like the 15, 30 and 40 better. Much better. Too bad... Again, it would probably have displayed more oomph and zing at 43%. But the nose is pretty nice I think, despite its shyness. 84 points. Laphroaig 27 yo 1980/2007 (57.4%, OB for LMDW France, 972 bottles) Just like the latest Black Bowmore, this one is a vatting of five oloroso sherry casks