Laphroaig / 25 Years Old - Whisky Magazine

Laphroaig

25 Years Old

ABV 40%
REVIEWED Issue 67

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Specifications

Brand: Laphroaig
Expression: 25 Years Old
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 25 years old
ABV: 40%
Country/Region: Scotland / Islay
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Light, lactic and slightly grubby. Milking a cow in a mucky byre. In time, suet pudding, slightly rotting fish and butter. Very odd.
Palate: Very light. Ashes, spent fire, then butter, then Savlon. Claggy. Unbalanced.
Finish: Very thin.
Comment: All the aromas are working against each other and it's incredibly muted. Why bottle this at 40%?

6.5

Taster Martine Nouet

Nose: Lactic. Dairy floor. Emerging sourness. Gooseberry. A hint of clover honey. Then a floral note. Meadow sweet maybe. A very faint marine touch.
Palate: Sweet but weak. Watery. Not delivering much. A cardboard note.
Finish: Did you say finish? Nearly missing here.
Comment: So shy (apart from the dairy aromas) that it is hard to describe.

6.0

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