Laphroaig 1989 DL The Old Malt Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2008 |
| Age | 20년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale amber
air Nose
it’s a very dry sherry that talks first, with some smoked chocolate or something like that, some tar as well, a faint vinosity (new cabernet), something slightly acetic (quite nice actually) and then the whole shebang. Seashells, antiseptic and tutti quanti. With water: works well this time, with more leather and cigar box. Gunpowder
restaurant Palate
this one is probably a tad excessive but very beautifully so. Huge combination of dry grassy walnutty sherry with the spirit’s big smokiness and a lot of lemon. Balance is found even if I wouldn’t say this is a delicate dram – it’s exactly the contrary. Explosive. With water: as often, the big spirit almost killed the sherry influence, but not the wood’s. Bitter spices, chilli…
timer Finish
long, salty, ashy, tarry, leathery and slightly chocolaty