Tasting Notes

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The Exclusive Malts Laphroaig 2005

Country: Scotland

Region: Islay

Type: Single Malt

Bottler: Creative Whisky Company

ABV: 55.9%

Score: 89 Points

This 2005 Laphroaig single cask was bottled by the Creative Whisky Company at 8 years of age, and at cask-strength. The nose is classic Laphroaig – peaty and medicinal with iodine, heather, brine, and a touch of honey underneath. The taste is smoky, spicy, and intense with bursts of peat, cinnamon, black pepper and clove. The spices fade to a mouth-watering juiciness with a touch of grilled pineapple. The finish has lingering smoke with that same grilled pineapple note and hints of briny wet sand. (June, 2014)