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
Tasting Notes
아일라 남부의 거친 해풍과 토탄 늪의 습한 공기가 라프로익 1998을 키운다. 잔에는 옅은 황금빛이 깨끗하게 잠겨 있고 호그스헤드가 빚어낸 의약품과 해초의 향이 또렷이 드러난다. 한 모금이면 46도의 부드러운 무게로 훈연한 햄과 레몬껍질의 풍미가 입을 채우고 옅은 단맛이 균형을 잡는다. 여운에서는 피트의 재 냄새와 짭조름한 미네랄이 길게 따라오며 마무리된다.
AITasting 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