Laphroaig 1998 SMWS 29.253 Drifting and dreaming
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Laphroaig |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| Bottled Year | 2018 |
| Age | 19년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
옅은 황금빛이 잔에 맑게 어린다. 아일라의 라프로익이 리필 버번 호그스헤드에서 19년을 보내며 마른 장작 연기와 요오드, 바다 소금의 향을 거침없이 끌어올린다. 라프로익 특유의 약품 같은 훈연이 오랜 숙성 속에서 한층 둥글어져 있다. 57.1도의 도수가 첫 모금에서 강렬한 피트와 옅은 바닐라의 단맛을 한데 풀어낸다. 거친 연기 뒤로 잘 익은 과일과 꿀의 단 기운이 은근하게 비친다. 혀에서는 강렬한 훈연 뒤로 꿀과 잘 익은 과일의 단맛이 은근하게 번진다. 여운에는 탄 재와 짭조름한 미네랄, 옅은 단맛이 길고 강하게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
it's tricky, very tricky. On the one hand, the refill hoggies are absolutely perfect when the spirit was perfect in the first place, but they offer little variety since they aren't very active. On the other hand, the sherry casks, even hogsheads, offer much more variety but they may be less 'clean and sharp', less pure so to speak. What a cruel dilemma, Emma! It's true that in this case, like often, there's a kind of rubberiness that comes from the combination of heavy peat with the wine. There are also a few struck matches, or burnt gunpowder... Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty beautiful nose, it's just having trouble after the clean sharp ones. But things should improve on the palate
restaurant Palate
yes they do, brightly so. Bitter oranges, smoke, burnt caramel, honey sauce, marmalade, liquorice... It's a big phat dram but it remains elegant
timer Finish
long, creamy. A lot of lapsang souchong tea