Not much to say before getting into this one, it was a sample I picked up because it was available and I like Laphroaig.
Minutia: Matured for some amount of time in ex-Bourbon casks and finished in uncharred, new American oak. Reviewed blind, neat in a glencairn.
Color: Deep gold, 0.8.
Nose: Light smoke, a bit of the sea, vaguest sense of fruit.
Taste: That fruit comes in at the start, some smoke comes up, becomes a sweet meat.
Finish: Must akin to vanilla extract into bigger smoke which takes on a saline quality that gets back to that musty note. Medium.
Guess: Young Caol Ila. Low ABV, so maybe a Port Askaig.
Hm, ok. It’s certainly less “in your face” than Laphroaig typically is. It feels toned down in the same way some late 20s Laphroaigs feel, but without the richness those have. That said, I found myself enjoying this quite a lot. It’s not as punchy or smoky as I typically go for, but I found it smoky but light so it would be perfectly suitable for when you do want a smoky whisky, but don’t want what often comes with that. Think day at the beach or in a flask wandering an amusement park in the summer or at a baseball game on a warm day.
Score: 91
Musical Evocation: Chris Stapleton – “Whiskey and You”
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