Laphroaig 25 Year Old 2021 51.90% ABV 750ml

SUPREMELY SMOOTH AND UTTERLY EXQUISITE, LAPHROAIG 25 YEAR OLD SINGLE MALT WHISKY IS A DRAM WORTH SAVORING.

It's aged for a quarter century in a combination of large Oloroso sherry butts and ex-Bourbon barrels, proving that good things are worth the wait. This mellow single malt Scotch has the distinctive flavor of Laphroaig — peat smoke with a medicinal edge — met by creamy vanilla flavors from American oak and spiced apple from the sherry casks.

A long, warm finish leaves a lasting impression. It is bottled at cask strength, which means it isn't watered down before bottling. Usually you would only sample whisky this powerful at source. If you find the straight-from-barrel flavor overwhelming, temper it with a splash of water or a few ice cubes.

• Bottled at cask strength for deep intensity of flavor

• Peated single malt with notes of smoke, sweetness and spiced apple

• Aged for 25 years in ex-Bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry butts

• An ideal choice for purists, it's like tasting whisky at source

• Whisky bottled and released in 2021

• TASTING NOTES

  
  

  • COLOUR

    Pale Gold.

  • SERVE SUGGESTION

    Net or with ice

  • NOSE

    Sweet vanilla and wood spice, smoke and TCP, though restrained, some smoked bacon, with underlying dried fruit added to the mix.

  • BODY

    Rich round and full.

  • FINISH

    Very long and layered, waves of rich smoke and a peppery conclusion.

  • PALATE

    Very creamy and rich, with a full texture, peppery, spicy, iodine, saline and smokiness. There's also a little green apple fruit.

  • MATURATION

    European oak oloroso sherry and American white oak ex-bourbon casks.

   

  90.59 Points on Whiskybase.