Laphroaig 16 Years
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 33892 | |
| Laphroaig | |
| Scotland, Islay | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 16 Years | |
| 48% | |
| 0.04 l | |
| Whisky.de GmbH & Co. KG | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Medicinal Smoke:
Herbs:
Seaweed:
Heather:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Fruit:
Iodine:
Herb:
Leather:
Bonfire Smoke:
Floral:
Salt:
Ham:
Oak:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Pepper:
Lemon:
Honey:
Alcohol:
Sherry:
Malt:
Grass:
Date:
Grape:
Coconut:
Ginger:
Banana:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Herbs:
Spices:
Heather:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Medicinal Smoke:
Oak:
Chili:
Honey:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Iodine:
Salt:
Herb:
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Oil:
Floral:
Malt:
Nuts:
Pepper:
Bonfire Smoke:
Leather:
Ham:
Banana:
Pineapple:
Mint:
Tropical Fruit:
Barley:
Alcohol:
Tobacco:
Lemon Peel:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Oak:
Seaweed:
Spices:
Medicinal Smoke:
Herbs:
Iodine:
Salt:
Herb:
Bonfire Smoke:
Chili:
Dark Chocolate:
Heather:
Alcohol:
Mint:
Ham:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Fruit:
Pepper:
Nuts:
Malt:
Vanilla:
Chocolate:
Cake:
Walnut:
Leather:
Tobacco:
Blackberry:
Oil:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.8
Rate
91
73
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
11. Jan 2020
Nosing: 
the smoke is more subdued, by quite a bit more, than the 10 yr...it's definitely there, but is playing a supporting role. 
as well as that antiseptic note. Pine and cedar notes, and with the "antiseptic" notes from Laphroaig, think Pinesol (for americans :P ). The saltiness 
is there but ever-so-faintly...eucalyptus and herbal notes 
and 
, but everything just kind of plays off each other. Nothing is super pronounced (though for me, this is the most pine/cedar notes I've smelled).
Taste:
then immediately comes 
followed by 
...the smoke not playing such a huge role lets the distillery show it's character more.
Finish:
not much barrel bite, just very medicinal. Yum!
Comment: So with the smoke playing less of a role because of age, the actual distillate and quality gets a chance to shine...some Laphroaig fans might feel disappointed, because it does not have that "bite" that a lot of peat heads prefer. The 48% bottling definitely helps in the flavor department, but you can't fault a distillery for doing the right thing. Comparing this directly to Lagavulin 16, I would still say Laga 16 for independent observers, but as a Laphroaig fan boy, this is a change of pace. And it is indeed a different whisky from Lagavulin 16. Probably not replacing Lagavulin 16, but worth a taste for everyone, even those who aren't peat heads as the smokiness is subdued here.
the smoke is more subdued, by quite a bit more, than the 10 yr...it's definitely there, but is playing a supporting role. as well as that antiseptic note. Pine and cedar notes, and with the "antiseptic" notes from Laphroaig, think Pinesol (for americans :P ). The saltiness is there but ever-so-faintly...eucalyptus and herbal notes and , but everything just kind of plays off each other. Nothing is super pronounced (though for me, this is the most pine/cedar notes I've smelled).Taste:
then immediately comes followed by ...the smoke not playing such a huge role lets the distillery show it's character more. Finish:
not much barrel bite, just very medicinal. Yum!Comment: So with the smoke playing less of a role because of age, the actual distillate and quality gets a chance to shine...some Laphroaig fans might feel disappointed, because it does not have that "bite" that a lot of peat heads prefer. The 48% bottling definitely helps in the flavor department, but you can't fault a distillery for doing the right thing. Comparing this directly to Lagavulin 16, I would still say Laga 16 for independent observers, but as a Laphroaig fan boy, this is a change of pace. And it is indeed a different whisky from Lagavulin 16. Probably not replacing Lagavulin 16, but worth a taste for everyone, even those who aren't peat heads as the smokiness is subdued here.
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