Laphroaig 1990 VM The Cooper's Choice

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Laphroaig
Bottler	The Vintage Malt Whisky Co Ltd. (VM)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1990
Bottled Year	2018
Age	19년
Cask Type	Bourbon Cask
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	46.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Vanilla

Oaky

Maritime

Spicy

Sweet

Fruity

Creamy

Honey

Herbal

Citrus

Dried Fruit

Nutty

Chocolate

Floral

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine

air Nose

it’s unbelievable how as little as 5ppm of phenols can shine through after four unpeated whiskies! This is certainly ‘Portcharlottesque’ (‘cuse me), fresh, malty and pleasantly grainy, maybe not too complex but very clean and, indeed, maritime. Quite some peat smoke, liquorice wood, cold ashes, newly broken tree branches, ashes and green apples

restaurant Palate

once again, the peat is here and rather heavily so. Also apple compote, Szechuan pepper, ginger and plain pepper. It’s almost hot at 46%, let’s see what gives with a little water (which we almost never do with ‘middle strength ‘ whiskies). With water: ah, yes, the peat is a bit subdued now and we get more of Bruichladdich’s usual kind of fruitiness (melons, peaches, pears.)

timer Finish

long, big, rooty, earthy, peaty, with also notes of aniseed and a little fructose

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