Laphroaig 1987 SS Single Barrel
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | Silver Seal (SS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1987 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 16년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
deep mahogany
air Nose
maybe not as complex as its older sibling at first nosing but it is a very nice sherry (the malt isn’t really important here). Meatier than the 14 yo , more chocolaty but also more camphory and resinous. Superb notes of pine needles. It’s incredibly fresh in fact, getting more complex by the minute with hints of shells, espresso coffee, cashews, toasts… Really excellent, quite dry and with a great ‘rectitude’ – try this instead of Kahlua or Tia Maria!
restaurant Palate
alert! it’s an invasion! A monstrous, yet hugely enjoyable sherry, like a mixture of liquid chocolate, coffee, triple-sec and all sorts of candied and dried fruits. Dates, figs, prunes, oranges, bananas, pineapples… Sure it’s a bit thick but thickness means richness here. Also roasted nuts, maple syrup, nutmeg… Excellent, and we have a long, typically ‘sherried’ finish with its usual saltiness at the end; even the rubber is perfect. So, that’s a perfect sherry monster, happy birthday Kirsch Import – and thanks Konstantin . Amazing that it managed to hack it ‘against’ the old 14 yo . 93 points . August 8, 2006 TASTING - FOUR LAPHROAIGS Laphroaig 16 yo 1987/2004 (46%, Silver Seal, 770 bottles)