Laphroaig 1997 HL Old & Rare - A Platinum Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | Hunter Laing (HL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1997 |
| Bottled Year | 2018 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
oh yes, obviously. Sunflower and argan oils, marzipan, bandages, whelks, carbon paper, rubbed grapefruit skin, almond milk, ink, cigarette ash… This is classic Laphroaig, and greatest of news the oak has been kept at bay. We don’t need ketchup. With water: hurray! Please call the anti-maltoporn brigade! Totally well chiselled, delicate, yet very ‘there’, and somewhat 1960s-y
restaurant Palate
luminous, tropical, with passion fruits, lemons, kippers, ashes, liquorice, peppermint, camphor, creosote… In short a Botticelli after a Jeff Koons. Exaggerating a bit, I agree. With water: there, inked and marzipaned (oh, no!) mangos. Just, should you ever come across this very rare bottle, please don’t add too much water, that may kill it. A bit
timer Finish
long, concise and precise. Some great smoked Pouilly-Fumé. Yep, there’s some limestone and flints
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