Laphroaig 1998 IM Chieftain's

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Laphroaig
Bottler	Ian Macleod (IM)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1998
Bottled Year	2013
Age	15년
Cask Type	Hogshead
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	46.0%
Volume	750 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Maritime

Oaky

Vanilla

Spicy

Sweet

Creamy

Honey

Fruity

Citrus

Herbal

Nutty

Dried Fruit

Floral

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

starts with a little gunpowder and used matches, goes on with a perfect sooty style. Old stove, coal, burnt fruits, then tar and diesel oil, Chinese sundried fish (no, really), old wine cellar, dried kelp, touches of mercaptan that smell ‘nice’ in this context, new leatherette… So it’s all very imperfect, and yet so much nicer than the official ‘Select’ – partly because it’s got stories to tell us

restaurant Palate

same feeling. Totally imperfect, totally engaging. There are these sulphury notes again, some liquorice that’s ‘too much’, some burnt raisins that are ‘too much’, some dried fish that are ‘too much’, a leathery side that’s really ‘too much’… And yet the whole is almost perfect

timer Finish

many smoked and salted almonds are coming out

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