Laphroaig 1988 DL The Old Malt Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1988 |
| Bottled Year | 2006 |
| Age | 16년 |
| Cask Type | Rum Cask Finish |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
starts much more Laphroaigish than the ‘Exclusive Malts’, with lots of iodine, seaweed, peat smoke, wet stones… Classic! Notes of clay, chalk, peated barley (obviously), smoked tea. Lots of beer coming through after a while (Pilsen). Also whiffs of aspirin, cow stable… Aromatically sharp, with little sweetness unlike the OB’s – I love this kind of nose. Just perfect!
restaurant Palate
wow, this is a good Laphroaig! Bold and compact, with the usual mix of peat, dried citrus fruits, gentian, smoked oysters… A little less creamy and mouth filling than the fantastic official 10 yo C/S but otherwise it’s much in the same vein. Quite some marzipan, propolis, pepper, and a long, bold and extremely satisfying finish. A perfect young Laphroaig, well worth chasing down. 91 points . Laphroaig 16 yo 1988/2005 (50.1%, Douglas Laing for The Whiskyfair, cask #1062, 151 bottles)
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