Laphroaig 1995 SMWS 29.134 Nurses and doctors attend a beach BBQ

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Laphroaig
Bottler	The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1995
Bottled Year	2013
Age	17년
Cask Type	Refill Ex-Bourbon Barrel
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	61.5%
Volume	700 ml 750 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Maritime

Peaty

Sweet

Oaky

Spicy

Fruity

Herbal

Creamy

Vanilla

Citrus

Chocolate

Dried Fruit

Honey

Floral

Nutty

Tasting Notes

Colour

full gold

air Nose

superbly pure and wild Laphroaig after a few days of opening (whilst it was kind of oddly caramelly and candied when the bottle was just opened). Okay, there still is a little vanilla fudge, maple syrup and cappuccino but the coastal notes really got the upper hand. Peat, pepper, oysters, kelp and all that jazz – but just like in the Sestante, no medicine (maybe just faint whiffs of mercurochrome). Also notes of old books. And quite some roasted nuts. Amazingly nosable at such high strength but let’s try it with a little water. So, with water (whilst we had weird lavender aromas when the bottle was newly opened) it gets even more maritime (which makes sense after all) and slightly medicinal indeed this time (bandages, mercurochrome). More a classic Laphroaig now but without any exuberant fruity notes

restaurant Palate

very punchy attack but relatively round and candied at the same time (apricot jam, candy sugar, baklavas, vanilla), with the distillery character really turning up after that. Peat, lemon, pepper, salt, crystallised oranges… With water: not much change except for more balance and a better compactness. Still very candied

timer Finish

long, peaty, peppery, with a little honey now (orange blossom honey)? A wonderful Laphroaig that didn’t stand water when it was just opened (which is a problem at 61.9%) but that got used to it after a few days

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