Laphroaig 1996 CWC The Exclusive Malts
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | Creative Whisky Company (CWC) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 10년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 53.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
full amber with orange hues
air Nose
frankly, I’d have said this is a great old dark rum, had I nosed it blind. It starts on hyper-concentrated oak, with lots of cellulose varnish, burning fir wood, resin and whiffs of fresh putty. Then it’s the leather and the Havana tobacco, scented wax, shoe polish… There may well be some sherry behind all that but it’s really the wood itself that does the job, not the ‘possible’ wine. Keeps developing on unlit Tibetan incense sticks (natural ones, not scented like most others) and mint, getting a little more classical after that (sultanas and apricot pie). Truly superb, one to watch once it comes out. I does not need water but let’s try it with a few drops: oh yes, now we have notes of forest after the rain, humus, mushrooms, mint flavoured tea… How stunning!
restaurant Palate
enormously drinkable when unreduced – seriously. It is exactly like on the nose, beautifully oaky and tasting almost exactly like a very old rum from the best plantations. We’re getting more on spices after that superb attack, with a little nutmeg, cinnamon (a lot), Chinese anise, cloves… And a lot of candy sugar, speculoos, raisins, cough sweets, crystallised oranges, resin, mint, eucalyptus, camphor… It’s also a little tarry again and just marginally tannic. Amazing. With water: censored
timer Finish
censored (okay, truckloads of mint). Rating: 95 points . Bottle ageing will probably propel this one towards 96/97 points around 2030, so watch this space! ;-) (and thanks, Ian) MUSIC – Recommended listening: we already had some Mirah two or three years ago, let's have another song today: Nobody has to stay.mp3 . Please buy her music... April 9, 2007 TASTING – THREE YOUNG LAPHROAIGS Laphroaig 10 yo 1996 (53.3%, Exclusive Malts, cask #3683, 295 bottles, 2007)
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