Laphroaig 1996 SMWS 29.71 A tongue-curling, wrestler’s armpit of a dram

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryLaphroaig
BottlerThe Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Bottling Series-
Vintage1996
Bottled Year2008
Age11년
Cask Type-
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV58.2%
Volume750 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionIslay
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Flavor Profile

Peaty
Maritime
Smoky
Oaky
Sweet
Creamy
Honey
Fruity
Spicy
Dried Fruit
Vanilla
Citrus
Herbal
Floral
Nutty
Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

straw

air Nose

oh well, this is even sharper and narrow when nosed ‘naked’. Lime juice and five dozen oysters. Manages to develop a bit, mainly on heavily medicinal notes. Embrocations, mercurochrome again, iodine… Gets just a tad rounder once your nose got used to it (apple juice). With water: not a lot of development, it stays very medicinal and rather flinty as well. Medium-peaty

restaurant Palate

a big beast, heavily phenolic, oily, very almondy and ‘walnutty’, slightly bitterish but much less so than the Whisky Cask. Lemon-flavoured marzipan. With water: same. A little more on tar and hard liquorice

timer Finish

long, tarry, slightly ‘burnt’ and bitterish

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