ABV 51%
A'wyniwyg'
Martine Nouet
Laphroaig
Brand
27 Years Old Vintage 1980
Expression
Single Malt
Type
27
Age (Years)
51%
ABV
Scotland
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: A sherry cask, for sure. Dark wood. Humus in a wet underwood. Sultanas, dried dates. Liquorice. All concentrated aromas.
Palate: Just the same. With assertive wood prevailing. Quite refined though.
Finish: Oaky with a burnt wood note. Nutty aftertaste.
Comment: A'wyniwyg'
Score: 7.5
Taster
Nose: Sherry central. Bitter chocolate, coffee grounds, treacle, liquorice, tinned prunes in syrup. A leathery/shoe polish note suggestive of age. Smoke emerges but in a savoury way.
Palate: The nose shouts: 'here be tannins'
Finish: Tarry and nutty malt.
Comment: An acquired taste. Some will like it, but it's too woody and nothing on the 1974 bottling by la Maison du Whisky.
Score: 7.8
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