Colour: Pale gold. Tasting notes, undiluted: Nose: Sherry notes with herbal, earthy aromas. Fruit notes with limes, melon and pears all present. Hints of charred wood. Palate: Sweet, sherry flavours combine with a rich spiciness (liquorice sticks) traces of new leather and some sweet caramel flavours. With water: Nose: Sherry aromas dominate. Sweet fruit and [...]
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Colour: Pale amber. Tasting Notes, undiluted: Nose: Ripe fruits, coconuts and hints of ginger . Oak and dry grass aromas. Palate: Spices with herbal notes, some fruit flavours with a subtle chocolate sweetness. With water: Nose: Green apples with a slight spicy note, some soft fruit aromas continue to develop. Sherrywood and charred oak also [...] Colour: Light straw. Tasting notes, undiluted: Nose: Lavender with citrus fruit notes. Some malty, cereal aromas present. Palate: Sweet, floral and dry grass flavours. A spicy, liquorice note develops. With water: Nose: Cereal and hessian with hints of spices. A delicate sweetness – milk chocolate. Palate: Sweet and spicy – hints of cedar wood. The [...] On the nose it is fragrant with citrus (orange peel), flowers (freesia), spice, and a hint of cream-filled choux pastry. Juicy! Water pulls out more of the weighty malty notes. The palate is a lovely mid-weight in a malt that’s softer than the nose initially suggests. Great momentum in the mouth with cranachan, soft baked [...] Colour: Deep, rich amber. Tasting notes, undiluted: Nose: Vanilla initially with fruit – figs and dates. Slowly the sweet, phenolic aromas develop – peppered kippers and germolene. Palate: Sweet and peppery, rich fruit and sherry elements combine with the salty/ozone Islay character. A peaty, ash note surfaces. With water: Nose: Sweet, fruitcake (Christmas pudding) and [...] Colour – Amber with sparkling copper shades. Nose – Without water: Opulent, mature. Sherry influence. An intricate array of fruit and wood. Christmas cake-like. Sultanas. Maraschino cherry. Thick-cut marmalade. Oak panels in an old church. A cedary touch. Balsamic spices. Cubebe pepper. A hint of eucalyptus. Tropical hardwood. Oak soon gives way to malty notes. [...] The aroma, on pouring the 30 year old, gives an initial burst of sherry. The full profound depth and roundness of sweet fruit then becomes apparent followed by a tantalising hint of Islay peat. On tasting, all the traditional Laphroaig personality comes through, allied with a succulent, heavy roundness that belies the massive depth and [...] |
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