As in the whisky launch party mentioned in my previous article "
My Desirable Laphroaig 18 years old", the host exhibited a bottle of new make spirit from Laphroaig which is the double distilled alcohol having been watered down being readiness for barrel aging. The brand ambassador did not mention this new make spirit at all throughout his presentation, let lone offering tasting. Since new make spirit is hardly to find, I won't miss such a good opportunity to taste it. I caught the ambassador who wore in the Scottish kilt for asking a try. He reluctantly poured me some and diluted with water for nosing and remind me that such thing won't be pleasant on palate. He told me about the characteristics of the new make and I did express my appreciation to his kindness in return. I was by no mean satisfied for just nosing the new make. Such a golden opportunity I definitely won't let it goes. I took sufficient sample for detail tasting while he walked away.
Laphroaig New Make Spirit, 29/1/2011, 700 ml, 63.5%
Nose: Hawthorn, sour mash, yogurt, lightly peaty
Palate: Nectar, malty sweet, rock sugar, slight peat
Aftertaste: Medium length, malty, milky
Overall: It is not a pleasant drink at all. The ambassador didn't cheat me. It was, however, regarded as an unusual but a good tasting experience. It is interesting that there was just a touch of peat in the new make which far from my anticipation. I won't score this new make as it is not an official release of alcoholic drink. Dare to try again on such odd thing? Yes, love to, so far as I am a well-known oddity.
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