Laphroaig 1998 BR Berrys' Own Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | Berry Bros & Rudd (BR) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| Bottled Year | 2010 |
| Age | 10년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 61.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
this is much smoother, rounder and more polished, as if it was from first fill bourbon. Huge notes of vanilla, custard, butter cream, crème brûlée… And then comes the peat, but it’s sort of polished again here. As if this one was made at Glenmorangie’s, if you see what I mean. Very interesting because it’s rather unusual. With water: as expected, it got much wilder, much more organic and much less ‘rounded’, even when down to 45%. Dry kelp on the beach, seashells, brine and cold green tea
restaurant Palate
we’re rather close to the well-known 10yo C/S OB, but with a little more oomph (more lemony notes like in the BBR.) Less ‘polished’ than on the nose when neat, and very drinkable, even when unreduced. Lemon pie, nutmeg, coriander and a lot of peat. Still, with water: it got very, very salty now
timer Finish
long, clean and immensely zesty