An older style bottling of Laphroaig's 18 year old single malt Scotch whisky, boasting a neat label and presentation tube. This livery existed between 2013 and 2016 when the 18 year old was discontinued.
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Very big. This is a beast of a whisky, with a breakfast character (granary toast, salty butter, a touch of orange juice and coffee). After a while of nosing it you’ll start to get banana loaf, developing alongside the applewood smoke, perhaps even cocoa too.
Very rounded and thick. Golden Syrup? Salt spray, fiery wood spices, dark and brooding peat, star anise, dark chocolate and stewed prunes.
Very long, with liquorice, Seville orange marmalade, salty butter and kippers.
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I really enjoy this 18 year. I always have it stacked at my home. Smoke… Peat…. YES
As many other here say...its more mellow than other standard Laphroaigs. But thats not really why I drink Laphroiag or any other Islay whisky, to taste something mellow. Prefer all the other Laphroiags ive tasted so far over this one, 10 yr, QC, Triple wood, Cairdeas. If it had a higher ABV it may have had some more punch to it...maybe.
I normally mix it 50/50 with cola. The acidity of the cola really brings out the phenol.
Great Peat Smell, subtle smoke, wonderful maritime salinity provided by liquorice, oak chips. Seaweed and sesame followed by sweet mint. I simply adore this dram from Islay and became a staple bottle on my shelf. Passes with flying colors. Add water and taste how sweet it is. Then add an ice cube and taste how sweeter it gets. Simply Wonderful.
The 18yo used to be a go-to bottle of mine whenever I felt like having a softer Islay whisky tempered by age, but due to the current price I'm no longer interested in it. For €100 I expect more than this.
