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Laphroaig 17 Year Old, Refill Bourbon Hogshead Cask, Cask #29.164, 1997, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 49.2%
Laphroaig

Laphroaig 17 Year Old, Refill Bourbon Hogshead Cask, Cask #29.164, 1997, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 49.2%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 18
Average Score
Avg 84
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Description

A world-renowned Islay distillery, famous for its distinctive character of its heavily peated spirit and it has one of the longest-serving single malt brands. It was built in 1815 by Alexander and Donald Johnston and is today owned by Suntory Holdings through its Beam Suntory division. A private members club established by Pip Hills in 1983. It has flagship members bars in Edinburgh, Glasgow and L ...

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Region
Islay
Age
17 Years
Vintage
1997
Bottled
2014
ABV
49.2%
Volume
75cl
Distillery
Laphroaig
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Refill Bourbon Hogshead
Bottling
Independent Bottling - The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
29.164
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
N.A
Closure
Cork
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
Society Single Cask
Historical context
N.A
Special release
US Import
Allocation
USA
Nose
Soft, mild peat with quite a bit of vanilla. Some almond (oil) as well and some shortbread. Quite sweet; not particularly medicinal or coastal. With more time there's some ashy smoke and a bit of lemon. Mild, on the whole. With a lot of time and air it's now quite salty/briny.
Palate
Smokier here but also thinner and sharper (acidic). Indeed, it's quite watery and one-note: liquid smoke with not much else going on. On the second and third sip the lemon emerges earlier but it's all still much too thin. A little bit of improvement with time: there's a hint of fruit but it dissipates into the thin smoke and acid before it can emerge. There is more depth with time, the peat is more medicinal and the fruit does get stronger (muskier citrus), but the smoke is still of the thin and sharp variety.
Finish
Medium-long. Some lemon emerges on the finish and some salt. Quite ashy at the end.
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