Laphroaig / Select - Whisky Magazine

Laphroaig

Select

ABV 40%
REVIEWED Issue 121

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Specifications

Brand: Laphroaig
Expression: Select
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: No Age Statement
Year of bottling: 2014
ABV: 40%
Country/Region: Scotland / Islay
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Neil Ridley

Nose: Something young and peaty this way comes; peppery, with a slight coal dust note, a little white wine and smouldering twigs.
Palate: Youthful and spiky; the peat is very dry and dusty, with a distinct coal note, a little soapiness and some tannic oak.
Finish: The coal dust dominates, with the tannins just about
Comment: Pretty much a one-dimensional dram; fine if you like explosive youthful peat smoke.

8.0

Taster Martine Nouet

Nose: Phenolic. Smoke and soot. Briny. Smoked herring. With water, a touch of tar.
Palate: Sweet and smoky. Satin-like. A cardboardy note. Smoked fish. A hint of vanilla and aniseed. Quite straightforward.
Finish: Short, smoky.
Comment: A quiet islander. But rather one-dimensional.

7.6

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Laphroaig Distillery, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay , Islay, Scotland

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