Laphroaig 1998 MacA
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | MacAlabur (MacA) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| Bottled Year | 2014 |
| Age | 16년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Barrel |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
옅은 황금빛이 잔 안에서 맑게 빛난다. 1998년 버번 배럴에서 16년을 보낸 라프로익답게 약품 같은 피트 연기와 요오드, 바닷소금의 향이 강렬하고 개성 있게 솟아오른다. 한 모금 머금으면 바닐라와 보리의 단맛 뒤로 그을린 장작과 후추, 짭조름한 미네랄이 거세게 퍼진다. 57.3도의 힘은 생기 있게 입을 채우고, 여운에는 약재 같은 연기와 소금기, 옅은 단맛이 오래도록 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
it's tricky, very tricky. On the one hand, the refill hoggies are absolutely perfect when the spirit was perfect in the first place, but they offer little variety since they aren't very active. On the other hand, the sherry casks, even hogsheads, offer much more variety but they may be less 'clean and sharp', less pure so to speak. What a cruel dilemma, Emma! It's true that in this case, like often, there's a kind of rubberiness that comes from the combination of heavy peat with the wine. There are also a few struck matches, or burnt gunpowder... Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty beautiful nose, it's just having trouble after the clean sharp ones. But things should improve on the palate
restaurant Palate
yes they do, brightly so. Bitter oranges, smoke, burnt caramel, honey sauce, marmalade, liquorice... It's a big phat dram but it remains elegant
timer Finish
long, creamy. A lot of lapsang souchong tea