Douglas Laing / 1987, 15 Years Old

Douglas Laing

Laphroaig

1987, 15 Years Old

ABV 50%
REVIEWED Issue 24

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Specifications

Brand: Laphroaig, Douglas Laing
Expression: 1987, 15 Years Old
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 15 years old
Year of bottling: 2002
ABV: 50%
Country/Region: Scotland / Islay
Bottling type: Independent Bottling

Awards

Recommended
Issue 24

Tasting notes

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Peaty, burnt grass.
Palate: Cracker-like crisp maltiness. Leafy, herbal flavours. A hint of seaweed.
Finish: Smoky. Both appetising and warming. Very distinctive.
Comment: A lean and lively Laphroaig, more smoky than seaweedy. The flavours are long and persistent. Enjoyable, more-ish and appetising.

8.8

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Strangely pale. Immediate hot blast of iodine, toasting sea shell, tar and driftwood burning. Sooty, a touch of smoky paprika. In time lanolin and TCP.
Palate: Seems young. Bone dry. Very smoky, tarry neat. Water coaxes out a sweet fruitiness.
Finish: Dry.
Comment: The colour indicates a second/third fill cask: it's spirit not cask in charge.

8.8

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