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Laphroaig 30 Year Old

Perfect peat sofistication

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@sblReview by @sbl

8th Nov 2009

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This is my first review and it is written pretty late after I got home from the pub. I haven't tasted that many different whiskies but I must write down some notes to try to share this fantastic experience. Test this whisky if you get the opportunity, it is well worth the money!

It is very oily almost creamlike and the color is dark gold. It looks very sofisticated and luxurious.

Nose: The typical Laphroaig peatiness is very obvious but I also found tones of leather and some very slight iodine. It also have some sweetness to it that is more protruding than in the younger Laphroaigs.

Taste: Peat and sweetness, The oak from the long maturation is of course the main event alongside the unsurprising peat. The iodine is more obvious on the palate than on the nose but it still takes a backseat. I have a hard time recognizing the tastes, it isn't really like leather as in the Ardbeg Uigedal but still a round and "heavy" taste. The leather on the nose isn't really coming back among the tastes. I found no seaweed that are so obvious in the 10 and 15 year olds.

Aftertaste: It just goes on and on without end. It develops from peaty smoke to sweet oak and ends in surprising licorice. The tastes are very round and nothing sticks out.

The balance is perfect and everything from the nose to the aftertaste holds together very nicely. This must be one of the truly great ones!

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6 comments

@jdcook
jdcook commented

Fantastic review. Another one to the wishlist. Off to buy a lotto ticket...

14 years ago 0

@galg
galg commented

if only i had enough $$$.

14 years ago 0

@sbl
sbl commented

@jdcook: Thanks!

I had it at a local pub and it was quite expensive, about 330 SEK or 33 EUR for 2 cl, that isn't that much money for this experience. I spent almost 2 hours nosing and sipping it savoring every moment and it ended up being the only thing that I bought so actually it was a cheap visit. A bottle costs as much as 5-6 regular bottles, so if it is possible to not buy those I have saved for one really exclusive bottle.

One small advice, do not, I repeat do not sample your girlfriends Baileys after drinking a good whisky...

14 years ago 0

@jdcook
jdcook commented

You could go the baileys after a sweet whisky - like a glenfiddich 21 year old or some such. But yeah, after an Islay, no chance... ;)

14 years ago 0

@MaltMartyr
MaltMartyr commented

We had the 30 year as a trick or treat last year versus the 10 year old. Knowing what I know, I'd take the Laphroaig ten year old for the value and not bother to look back. Laphroaig is worthy with or without significant aging, but I would my preference is at 10 to 20. The rest is just extravagance. There are other distilleries and single cask issues worth sinking your shillings into. If you like Simon and want to support the distillery, but it. However, in doing so, consider buying a six pack of the 10 year old. They will last longer.

14 years ago 0

@MaltMartyr
MaltMartyr commented

A few typos. "buy it," that is the ten year old.

14 years ago 0

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