Wrong Order
Concluding the Feis Ile week (which I did not attend) with this Laphroaig. This sample actually landed unintentionally on my plate as I wrongly ordered it instead of a better whisky. I was going for the sherry matured Laphroaig 1998/2013 by the Whisky Agency (with a 90 score on whiskyfun), but screwed up while translating my bucket list into a concrete order.
Description: matured for 14 years in a sherry cask (2nd fill?); pale white wine in colour, with thick legs in the glass
Nose: the set-up is pretty common: An obvious bouquet of peated notes, scorched crème bruléé, formaldehyde, rubber and coal ash, with soft hints of pine. Though there the soapy aromas are new.
(with water added: for a short moment strong notes of olive oil, rosemary and garlic emerge, but disappear almost as fast as they appeared.).
Mouth: lightly bodied, opens with a highly alcoholic stinging attack on the palate with the characteristics of citrus peel. Subsequently turns bitter, with notes of peat, smoke, rubber and charred oak.
(with water added:becomes more prickling and vanilla flavours are introduced.).
Finish: long, soft anise and oak, but with sharp notes of chili in the tale.
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