Background: This bottlings comes to us by way of the Laphroaig distillery located on Islay. This single malt was distilled in 1993, aged for 21 years in First Fill ex-bourbon barrels, then bottled in 2015 with no filtering or coloring added for the friends of Laphroaig.
ABV: 48.4%
Nose: Medicinal iodine, lemon pledge wipes, rotting leaves in the mud on a fall day, campfire smoke, brine, Vanilla hint.
Palate: Campfire Smoke, iodine, pledge wipes, stronger creamy vanilla, oak. Slight citrus zest,
Finish: Long Length, Creamy Vanilla, Orange Citrus, Pledge Wipes, Campfire Smoke, Iodine.
This is excellent. The first fill bourbon casks brings out a rich vanilla that permeates throughout, but is held in check by the Smoke, Peat, and other flavors from the Laphroaig distillate. If I had a bottle of this I can promise you it would not last very long at all.
Rating: 9/10
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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