Laphroaig Lore

LORE high pep slight smoke, medicinal iodine sea, 2 caramel dense dark chocolate, sweetness, woody mid pep, blanket of smoke and a nice zesty orange flavor 3.25 peaty smoke high sustain 2.75 2.75 Lap Lore 20210704 smokey creamy, sweetness, mid pep, red fruitness 3 sweetness, complexity, slight oaky, thick smoke starts to permate, low-mid pep, strawberry, smoothness creaminess, buttery 3 sustianed bitterness, smokey oaky and light tannin 2.75 2.75 Nose: Richness of vanilla toffee caramel. Slight Fieriness spicy. Saltiness 3.5 Flavour: Sweetness of toffee is incredibly distinct, caramel hits instantly at the front. Medicinal earth soil spits you at the middle of your tongue, and slight spiciness hits you at the back of the throat but much much lighter than the four oak or lagavulin 8 year. Very dense impactful flavour profile. 4.75 Finish: Briny peatiness. Bitter chocolate light smokes 4 Color close to four oaks

Very complex taste, unexpectedly little smokiness. Taste stays with you for a considerable amount of time.

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70% of this is Laphroaig 15. A part is 8yo, for the peat. A part 9yo for sherry, 11yo, and 25yo for cask oils and body. Laphroaig stopped their 15yo expression in order to make the Lore. Four characteristics of Laphroaig: peat, floral, rye, fruit Nose: fresh fruit on the nose. Some salt. Hints of peat. As you leave it in the glass, sweeter honey and vanilla notes begin to emerge. Taste: floral, sweet notes to start. Can taste the influence of the Sherry casks. Then, rye, but smooth rye. Medium viscosity. Not tannic. Not much peat on the tongue, but wait for it! Finish: smooth, smooth whiskey. When you breathe out, you get the peat. I love how this peat is restrained until the end. Very good expression. I've had one bottle, and would gladly buy another.

I'm not a peat guy, but wow that is good.