Single Malt
Scotland
1 Mar 2017
Brimming with classic Islay identity, this 27 year old Laphroaig comes to you, dear whisky-lover, via a maturation process that placed a portion of the whisky in refill quarter casks and the rest first-fill bourbon barrels.
The resulting single malt Scotch whisky benefits from this method, possessing depth, character and flavour that permeates through the cask-strength bottling. The distillation occurred at Laphroaig distillery, and the spirit was bottled at 41.7% in March 2017.
A sharp tropical fruit burst is littered with macadamia nuts and suggestions of vanilla, wet ash and a sprinkling of sea-salt.
The tropical fruit opens up with soft citrus and delightful pangs of nectarines, banana and a suggestion of lychee. Sweet smoke smoulders and lingers, and jalapeños in brine give a savoury spice that white pepper cuts through beautifully. Punchy, nutty espresso and polished wood rounds it off.
Long and dry, with notes of tobacco tin, spicy oak, some citrus and a touch of leather.
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Purchased to add to my collection, shipped from the UK to Australia with delivery in a few days, the product attracted Customs duties on arrival BUT it was still hundreds of dollars cheaper than buying local - Good Ones guys will be back
Truly one of the best I have ever had. So delicate, yet packed with so much flavor. The peat is definitely mellowed a lot.
