Laphroaig 1996 AD Limited
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | Adelphi (AD) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2017 |
| Age | 20년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
similar for a while but in a simpler way. Quite spirity, a little more perfumy than the 46% version. Whiffs of ether and fresh walnuts. Let’s try it with a little water… It now really resembles the version at 46% after a few minutes of rest), with maybe just some extra-notes of cow stable. I must say I like this young one a lot
restaurant Palate
bold, powerful, truly warming, peaty and peppery although not that much… But drinkable despite the strength and the notes of raw alcool, tutti frutti (all over rootie). Also big bold notes of pear spirit that manage to dominate the peat. With water: excellent development now, on dried pears and peat, pepper, papayas (unusual), liquorice allsorts, loads of cardamom… What an excellent surprise (but don’t forget to add water!)
timer Finish
long, balanced, still on pears and pepper… One would have thought they bottled this one to cash in on a very young cask but that’s probably not the case, this Laphroaig is already at a peak (but there may have been other peaks in its career, it’s an excellent cask). 87 points . Laphroaig 1996/2006 (54.7%, Jack Wieber’s Auld Distillers Collection, cask #5369, sherry)
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