Laphroaig 1997 SMWS 29.160 Fifty shades of dark
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1997 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 17년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 51.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
it’s not that this baby’s immensely more complex than the wee OB, but it packs more punch, more fruits, and more Laphroaigness, although I wouldn’t say it’s a beastly one. Very fine notes of green olives, perhaps samphires, a little fresh butter, dandelions, citrons… In fact it’s rather delicate as well. Or is it me? With water: these tarry ropes, those floor clothes, and the hessian
restaurant Palate
yippie yee yah! Excuse me. This time we’re having Laphroaig in full form, perhaps not as majestic as it used to be until, say the mid-1990s, but very fruity and phenolic at the same time. It may have lost a part of its medicinal side, tough. Salted lemon and orange juice, two olives, and some smoked tea. Quite some custard, suggesting fresh American oak. With water: good zesty smokiness. Bitter apples (skins), grapefruits
timer Finish
quite long, saltier, more on iodine, green tea, and tannins. Blood oranges, which is cool. A little tinned pineapple in the aftertaste (that’s the oak IMHO)
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