Laphroaig 18 years old is always on my wish list. Although this bottling has been available in Hong Kong markets for years and hanging a fairly reasonable price tag, I am just not bought it or have chance to taste it thus far, what a strange! Few weeks ago a friend of mine brought me to a whisky launch party for Laphroaig and Teacher's Origin. I found that Laphroaig 18 years old was on the tasting list. What a pleasure I have opportunity to taste my favor for free.
Laphroaig 18 years, 700 ml, 48%
Nose: Pearlike stone fruit, nutty, iodine, smokey, sea breeze, vanilla
Palate: Nectar, melon peel, iodine, brine, smoking oyster, charcoal, ashy, vanilla
Aftertaste: Long, sea water, nutty, mint
Overall: Not much peaty on nose, good balance among fruit, iodine and smoke, good but not outstanding especially to an 18 years old whisky. Strong body, main theme is smoky ash and sea water. Moderate iodine, layered and complex on palate, excellent. The main favours last to lengthy aftertaste with echo of mint. This bottling is lesser the iodine favour than the 10 years old. Though it is bottled at a higher alcohol level of ABV 48%, it is not as violently as to the lower strength 10 years old at ABV 40% or 43%. This 18 years old bottling majors in coastal favour, backed with smoky and featured with iodine. Good performance on nose but not really intense as my expected to an 18 years old whisky ought to be despite that it can be said of elegance. I personally prefer this Laphroaig being wild as if the young 10 years old and with complexity from the aging but notwithstanding that it is an outstanding whisky without a doubt
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