Laphroaig 5yr Single Cask Nation 2011
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Distiller:
Laphroaig
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Bottler:
Single Cask Nation
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ABV:
57.9%
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Age:
5 Years
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 87
- Publication: The Whiskey Jug
- Excerpt: Single Cask Nation Laphroaig 5 Years is good. It’s odd, but it’s good.
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- Raided Score: 95
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: The finish is long with sweet smoke, salted caramel, spice cabinet, and a bit of cherry throat lozenge. Terrific stuff.
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Intro:
This is an independent bottling of Laphroaig spirit that was procured by Single Cask Nation. It was aged in a bourbon hogshead and was bottled without coloring or filtering.
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Nose:
Honey, almonds. Strong bandages and smoke, that iodine peat presence is unmistakable. Big bright lemon zest, faint salinity and rich vanilla cream.
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Taste:
Thick, rich, no real heat. Sweet and loaded with vanilla cream. The peat smoke swoops in though, bringing bandages, vegetal funk, iodine and caramel with it. Big pepper also makes a strong appearance. Its impressively sweet with lots of caramel, toffee and peanut brittle.
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Finish:
Short, rich and smokey. Lots of caramel and vanilla here, touch of salt, and a bright peaty finish. In your face, but doesnt last for hours.
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Overall:
I really had doubts about a 5yr Frog, but this was really incredible. The caramel note was welcome and integrated very well with the profile of peat and smoke that Laphroaig sets out for. I thought this was phenomenal.
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Score:
8
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