Laphroaig Distillery
ABV 60%
Intriguing, but a little too much imposed sweetness for my taste.
Gavin Smith
Signatory Straight from the Cask
Brand
Signatory
Bottler
Aged 11 Years, Port Finish
Expression
Single Malt
Type
11
Age (Years)
60%
ABV
Islay
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Red wine, stewed fruit, delicate wood smoke.
Palate: Initially very dry and intense, but soon becomes remarkably sweet, even reminiscent of a hot toddy for a few seconds.
Finish: More of the dryness returns, but still sweet-cherry-flavoured cough lozenges dominates.
Comment: Intriguing, but a little too much imposed sweetness for my taste.
Score: 7.5
Taster
Nose: The colour of onion skin. Fragrant perfumed smoke. Quite light. Cigar smoke mixing with sea shell, sloe, strawberry, travel sweets, a floral note.
Palate: Bone dry (oak and soot). A touch of seaweed. A fizzy fruitiness in the middle.
Finish: Great: sweet red fruits balance dry smoke.
Comment: Good, but seems to come in different sections rather than a complete package.
Score: 7.8
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