Laphroaig 10 is the first real whisky I had and is the one that sent me on my way to experience and enjoy so much more. This is the first IB I’ve had from them and needless to say I’m looking forward to it.
Minutia: Distilled in June 2000, matured in a refill cask numbered 11151, and bottled in December 2014 yielding 295 bottles. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn
Color: Corn, .4.
Nose: Smoky, medicinal, bit of apple. There’s a weird “brightness” in the nose that’s unfamiliar to other aromas I’ve described as bright.
Taste: Strong smoke, big pepper.
Finish: Medium long, pepper, peat. Fades into a more vegetal peatiness.
Guess: IB Laphroaig?
I had a little bit of an edge knowing there wasn’t an OB Laphroaig in the mix in guessing this was an IB, but it had that unmistakable Laphroaig quality. This was a well selected cask and right now I’ll be considering other releases from this line to be pretty in line with expectations of the source distillery until I find otherwise. I’m quite surprised at the color given the age, though it makes some sense being a refill cask. Not an every day dram because, while it is good, it’s intense. I’d be happy to have a bottle of this around, but don’t feel compelled to seek one out.
Score: 84
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