Laphroaig 1998 DL XOP
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | XOP |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| Bottled Year | 2022 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Butt |
| Cask Number | DL 15516 |
| Bottles Released | 634 |
| ABV | 55.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | Chinese Dragon in the Sea |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Chinese Dragon in the Sea
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Tasting Notes
잔을 흔들면 리필 버트에서 18년을 보낸 옅은 황금빛이 잔 안에서 부드럽게 출렁인다. 코를 가져가면 1998년산 라프로익의 진한 메디시널 피트와 바닷내가 동시에 떠오른다. 한 모금을 머금으면 55.3 도수가 만든 두꺼운 질감이 혀를 가득 채운다. 페놀과 짭조름한 미네랄, 마른 가죽이 차례로 따라온다. 삼킨 뒤에는 라프로익 시그니처 피트가 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
holy smokes! This one smells just like an ashtray full of lit Habanos at first nosing. It seems that it’s rather more extreme in its smokiness than the earlier batches, less fruity too. Also a lot of leather and notes of ‘new tyres’ that remind me of some PEs. Not really medicinal, that is, even if there are whiffs of antiseptic. Fresh walnuts. Spectacular whisky! With water: smoke, smoke and smoke, of all kinds. And cigars, and leather. Also a little earthy
restaurant Palate
extremely punchy, fruitier than on the nose when neat (ripe apples), very peaty, clean… Once again, the smokiness is quite extreme, a little Supernova-esque. With water: much more on earth and roots, gentian, a little aniseed, salt, badian…
timer Finish
very long, distinctly salty. Quite ashy in the aftertaste