As with the previous Archives bottling, I'm not going to to a long intro on this one, other than its not your usual powerful style of Laphroaig - just like the previous review not was your usual powerful Caol Ila... but its always like that with single casks - and that's the beauty of it.
My rant on recent Laphroaig distillery bottlings can be found in my January 2nd review ;-)
Laphroaig 1998 14yo (xx.05.1998/xx.11.2012) 53,8%, ex-bourbon hogshead#5619, 156 bottles, Archives
Colour is very pale yellow
Nose:
Burning fresh leaves, pineapple and banana, über sweet peat smoke, more fruity and some flowery notes - like a laundry detergent
Taste:
Vague arrival at first, then a rush of fireplace smoke, ginger and citrus and quite some porridge. Finish is medium on spicy oak and that sweet peat smoke.
A bit one dimensional and the vague arrival does not do this one any credit - but still enjoyable... still available here
83/100!
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