Laphroaig 16 Years
A 16-year-old Laphroaig was bottled for the 200th anniversary of the Islay distillery in 2015. With this, a 16-year-old is back in the range. With the long maturing in Bourbon casks, the usual medicinal Islay-character is moving a little bit to the background without being fully overshadowed.
A 16-year-old Laphroaig was bottled for the 200th anniversary of the Islay distillery in 2015. With this, a 16-year-old is back in the range. With the long maturing in Bourbon casks, the usual medicinal Islay-character is moving a little bit to the background without being fully overshadowed.
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| 30909 | |
| Laphroaig | |
| Scotland, Islay | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 16 Years | |
| 48% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| 11500 Bottles | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Heather:
Heather:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Spices:
Fruit:
Herb:
Leather:
Herb:
Fruit:
Iodine:
Leather:
Iodine:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Floral:
Floral:
Salt:
Salt:
Oak:
Caramel:
Oak:
Ham:
Ham:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Pepper:
Zitrus:
Pepper:
Lemon:
Honey:
Honey:
Lemon:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Grass:
Sherry:
Ginger:
Grape:
Malt:
Ginger:
Banana:
Grass:
Coconut:
Grape:
Malt:
Banana:
Date:
Date:
Coconut:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Heather:
Heather:
Spices:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Seaweed:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Chili:
Chili:
Honey:
Honey:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Herb:
Salt:
Herb:
Salt:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Floral:
Oil:
Oil:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Floral:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Bonfire Smoke:
Malt:
Bonfire Smoke:
Ham:
Leather:
Leather:
Banana:
Banana:
Ham:
Tropical Fruit:
Mint:
Pineapple:
Mint:
Alcohol:
Barley:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Barley:
Lemon Peel:
Alcohol:
Pineapple:
Tropical Fruit:
Lemon Peel:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Sweet:
Oak:
Oak:
Seaweed:
Spices:
Seaweed:
Spices:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Herbs:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Herb:
Salt:
Herb:
Salt:
Herbs:
Chili:
Chili:
Bonfire Smoke:
Heather:
Dark Chocolate:
Bonfire Smoke:
Heather:
Dark Chocolate:
Zitrus:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Caramel:
Ham:
Alcohol:
Malt:
Nuts:
Mint:
Fruit:
Malt:
Mint:
Alcohol:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Ham:
Fruit:
Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Cake:
Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Walnut:
Nuts:
Blackberry:
Tobacco:
Walnut:
Leather:
Tobacco:
Oil:
Leather:
Blackberry:
Oil:
Cake:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.8
Rate
91
73
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
11. Jan 2020
Nosing: 
the smoke is more subdued, by quite a bit more, than the 10 yr...it's definitely there, but is playing a supporting role. 
as well as that antiseptic note. Pine and cedar notes, and with the "antiseptic" notes from Laphroaig, think Pinesol (for americans :P ). The saltiness 
is there but ever-so-faintly...eucalyptus and herbal notes 
and 
, but everything just kind of plays off each other. Nothing is super pronounced (though for me, this is the most pine/cedar notes I've smelled).
Taste:
then immediately comes 
followed by 
...the smoke not playing such a huge role lets the distillery show it's character more.
Finish:
not much barrel bite, just very medicinal. Yum!
Comment: So with the smoke playing less of a role because of age, the actual distillate and quality gets a chance to shine...some Laphroaig fans might feel disappointed, because it does not have that "bite" that a lot of peat heads prefer. The 48% bottling definitely helps in the flavor department, but you can't fault a distillery for doing the right thing. Comparing this directly to Lagavulin 16, I would still say Laga 16 for independent observers, but as a Laphroaig fan boy, this is a change of pace. And it is indeed a different whisky from Lagavulin 16. Probably not replacing Lagavulin 16, but worth a taste for everyone, even those who aren't peat heads as the smokiness is subdued here.
the smoke is more subdued, by quite a bit more, than the 10 yr...it's definitely there, but is playing a supporting role. as well as that antiseptic note. Pine and cedar notes, and with the "antiseptic" notes from Laphroaig, think Pinesol (for americans :P ). The saltiness is there but ever-so-faintly...eucalyptus and herbal notes and , but everything just kind of plays off each other. Nothing is super pronounced (though for me, this is the most pine/cedar notes I've smelled).Taste:
then immediately comes followed by ...the smoke not playing such a huge role lets the distillery show it's character more. Finish:
not much barrel bite, just very medicinal. Yum!Comment: So with the smoke playing less of a role because of age, the actual distillate and quality gets a chance to shine...some Laphroaig fans might feel disappointed, because it does not have that "bite" that a lot of peat heads prefer. The 48% bottling definitely helps in the flavor department, but you can't fault a distillery for doing the right thing. Comparing this directly to Lagavulin 16, I would still say Laga 16 for independent observers, but as a Laphroaig fan boy, this is a change of pace. And it is indeed a different whisky from Lagavulin 16. Probably not replacing Lagavulin 16, but worth a taste for everyone, even those who aren't peat heads as the smokiness is subdued here.
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