Laphroaig 1996 RS Bottled for Whisky Hood
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | Riegger's Selection (RS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2018 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 55.6% |
| Volume | 500 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
a smoky and dry one, reminiscent of the Shinanoya that we had yesterday. Gunpowder, fumes, leaves, tobacco, walnuts, engine oil, bacon, bitter chocolate… Need I say more? With water: ink, old books, more fumes, more bacon, liquid smoke, lamp oil, dried porcinis… All this is very dry and smoky, I can’t find any fruitiness. Wait, after a good fifteen minutes, some raisins and dates arise…
restaurant Palate
something of an heavy Demerara rum at first sips, with also something slightly grapey, and then it’s an avalanche of pepper, cloves, bitter oranges, leather, tobacco, salted liquorice… With water: the dried fruits come out right at first sipping this time. Some kind of peppery and smoky raisins
timer Finish
long, miraculously balanced. Perfect smoky sherry
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