Laphroaig 1991 SV Cask Strength Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1991 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 15년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon barrel |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 52.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
옅은 밀짚빛이 맑게 잔을 채운다. 1991년 빈티지의 라프로익은 아일라 남부 특유의 요오드와 소독약 같은 약재 향, 짙은 피트 연기를 거침없이 내뿜는다. 버번 배럴에서 온 바닐라가 그 강렬한 훈연 아래에서 단맛의 균형을 잡아준다. 한 모금 머금으면 잿내와 바닷소금, 탄 나무의 풍미가 혀를 빠르게 덮고, 52.2도의 힘이 거칠 것 없이 퍼진다. 15년의 시간에도 본연의 야성은 그대로여서 매캐한 훈연과 짭조름한 끝맛이 오래도록 머문다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber with orange hues
air Nose
it is, indeed, exceptional at first sniffs, with this much lovable mix of pure raw peatiness and clean sherry, despite this slight sulphur that shouldn’t stay here for long. No peat and sherry that stay apart, rather something like bold notes of peated Seville oranges (don’t be silly, Serge). Plus, of course, all the ‘coastal cavalry’ (iodine, oysters, kelp) as well as the ‘medicinal’ one (mercurochrome, bandages, antiseptic). Perfect association with the oranges, next time I’ll try my oysters with oranges instead of lemon. Beautiful smokiness and notes of marzipan and fresh almonds. I’m sorry but ‘wow!’
restaurant Palate
top class attack on something like peated high-end caramel (aren’t you insisting?). Very creamy, exceptionally coherent, great mouth feel and lots of body (sounds like a neck-leaflet, I know). Lots of dried and crystallised oranges and kumquats, a little pepper and a little clove, smoked tea, liquorice… Just brilliant. I will spare you further silly comments on the oranges’ origins and go straight to the finish, which is long, bold, fat, rich and fantastically balanced. Too bad this one is so rare, it’s certainly in the same league as most legendary old Italian bottlings. I’m curious about who selected this cask, he deserves the Victoria Cross. 93 points (close to 94, just a slight lack of complexity that it would probably have gained after four or five more years in wood). Laphroaig 15 yo 1991/2007 (52.1%, Signatory, cask #6978, 183 bottles) A brand new cask from Signatory’s series of well-reputed 1991 Laphroaigs. I hope this is not a death seat after that great sherried 1987