Laphroaig, 1998
Bourbon Hogshead
Cask No: 700272
Anzahl der Flaschen: 152
Distilled: 17.06.98
Bottled: 01/11
59,6% vol.
Ruben, whiskynotes.be
Nose: it’s remarkable how similar this is: deep smoke, seaweed, antiseptic – the same ingredients and the same result. If we’re really splitting hairs, then this version has less citrus notes and something lightly fragrant (like a vanilla floweriness). But maybe it’s just the higher strength? Anyway very clean and without surprises.
Mouth: just as powerful but less sweet. It shows more lemon and other citrus fruits. Big peat and big lemon. A little liquorice. Very fresh but a tad less complex than the Whisky Agency cask. Develops a grassiness as well.
Finish: sooty, long, with some pepper and cocoa.
Comments: I have some difficulty writing about these Laphroaig, because the distillery has such a small deviation! Apart from a few details, bottles from a certain era can be really interchangeable. Around € 65.
Score: 86/100
Distilled 1998 1996 1990
Cask 700272 7313 2229
ご覧の様に98,96,90の順に並べてみましたが色での区別はほとんど不可能！
香りでの判別もわらしレベルではキビシイです。
味は3種がそれぞれ違ったテイストを持っており
コノ3種に限りブラインドで出されても当てる事がほぼ可能なほど違います。
98はかゆみに塗ったら効きそうなほどのピリピリ感、歯痛にも効きそう！
香りだけではなく舌での感じ方も正露丸チックです。
開封直後なので涼しくなる頃にはかなり変わりそうで楽しみ♪
この98が本当の魅力を現すのは初秋のころですかね。
余談ですがコノ98、Bourbon Hogsheadでボトリング 152 !？
少なすぎるでしょ～～～ 残りは何処？
