Laphroaig 30 Year Old
Perfect peat sofistication
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Review by @sbl
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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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Fantastic review. Another one to the wishlist. Off to buy a lotto ticket...