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| 18 YEARS OLD ISLAY SINGLE MALT Single Malt Islay Scotch Whisky |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
LAPHROAIG |
| Bright golden light amber colour. Extremely intense, spicy, caramel nose with lots of peaty-iodine notes. Intense, harmonious, complex, spicy, peaty, ripe plum-prune flavours with a lingering, bright, smoke-driven finish. Similar to when it last appeared in Vintages (***) on January 8, 2011 at $181.95 and was an Explorer Selection. |
CSPC |
183368 |
| Type |
Spirit - Scotch Whisky |
| Agent |
Bea Glo |
| Country |
United Kingdom -- Scotland |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***(92 points)
Super Smoky |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
| TASTING NOTE: ... A gentler, creamier, more tactile, less medicinal Laphroaig when compared to some of its siblings. Will you prefer the new 18 year old to the 15 year old it is replacing* That depends. I enjoy the balance and subtle complexity of flavors with the 15 year old, but I also like the enhanced richness and mouth-coating creaminess of the 18. The higher strength (and no chill-filtering) of the 18 is certainly a bonus. Score: 90 (John Hansell, Malt Advocate, Fourth Quarter, 2009) |
Price |
$ 179.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - January 21, 2012 |
| Cases bought |
75 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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