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
Flavor Profile
Tasting 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
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