Laphroaig 1998 BA Raw Cask

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryLaphroaig
BottlerBlackadder (BA)
Bottling Series-
Vintage1998
Bottled Year2008
Age14년
Cask TypeOak Cask
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV56.6%
Volume700 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionIslay
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Flavor Profile

Smoky
Peaty
Maritime
Vanilla
Oaky
Spicy
Sweet
Honey
Creamy
Citrus
Herbal
Dried Fruit
Fruity
Nutty
Floral
Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine

air Nose

more austere than Lp4, more naked, more mineral, more ‘chiselled’. Beautiful but I think it needs water or it’ll remain a little too closed. With water: wet dogs and sheep! And hessian, apple peelings, seaweed, iodine, touches of vanilin…

restaurant Palate

a very punchy ultra-classic naked 1998. Huge lime, brine and kippers. Huge kippers, how scary is that? Big pepper too, then more sweet things. Apple juice and limoncello, I’d say. With water: it got really sweet. Grapefruits and oranges with a lot of pepper and, of course, peat smoke

timer Finish

very long, peppery. Chillies, almost

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