Laphroaig 15 Years Old

Brand: Laphroaig
Expression: 15 Years Old
Type: Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 15 Year Old
Abv: 43.00%
Produced at: Laphroaig Distillery
Region: Islay
Launched: 1815
Availability: Worldwide
Guide Price: £26-£40 (US$41-US$65)
Website: http://www.laphroaig.com

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Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 6 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Phenol, tar, sulphur.
Palate
A deceptive moment of peppermint sweetness and grassiness, then an explosion of sulphur, burning peat and Islay intensity.
Finish
Round, dry, long, warming.
Comment
Lively. Full of flavours. Multi-faceted.

Jim Murray

Nose
Fruitier than the 10 and in some ways more intense, though not as far as the peat is concerned.
Palate
Chewy and intense, but a feeling there is something missing. The oaky middle is slightly nutty.
Finish
Long, chocolatey and peaty. Lots of vanilla. Also a slightly off-putting tang that I can't recognise.
Comment
I do enjoy the big peat, but something is out of sync here. Enjoyable but ultimately disappointing.

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