Another day, another Laphroaig. Lots of these turning up in the Advent calendar this year, not that I’m complaining. How was this one?
Laphroaig The 1815 Legacy Edition, Islay Single Malt, 48% ABV
Minutia: Reviewed blind, neat in a glencairn.
Color: Auburn, 1.5.
Nose: Red fruit, smoke (saline and medicinal in quality, but not these aromas on their own), sweet.
Taste: Dry, wood, smoke.
Finish: Musty, fruit, smoke, wood.
Guess: Kilchoman Red Wine Cask Matured.
I continue to be thwarted on Laphroaigs that taste much fruitier than I expect. I know I got a bunch of fruit on the very old ones, but I don’t recall that ever before. Then during these blind reviews I seem to be getting it a ton. Looks like bias of the hospital peat punch that is Laphroaig may have gotten in my way of identifying anything that isn’t peat-related. Gonna have to come at my next Laphroaig 10 from an open perspective. Anyway, this was and overall excellent dram. The nose started out almost blah, but then I just couldn’t stop sniffing it. It evolved and the different aromas danced around each other wonderfully. The taste is strong, but not much is going on. It’s mostly dry and woody, the smoke is an afterthought. The finish brings everything back to form, though. This was a real trip I’m glad I took.
Score: 90
Musical Evocation: Wintersun – “Time”
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