Laphroaig The 1815 Legacy Edition

This is a fine Laphroaig with an extraordinary aftertaste. That is the best description i can give to it. I don't believe it is the best laphroaig there is, it is not even close to that, but the aftertaste is really remarkable. Its name legacy is really a tribute to all the workers of the distillery who work hard for us to get fine whiskies. Bottled at 48%abv On the nose: Raisins. Peat is so powerful yet so pleasant. Acetone. Vanilla dry cake and Some red fruits. Nice. On the palate: peat. But that kind of artificial, sulphuric, plastic peat from Laphroaig. Aftertaste is just wonderful: Spice bomb. Wasabi, Pepper, A ghostly dried fruit like raisins; very Astringent. There is definitively some sherry influence here, i really think this is a good dram, but since everything that Laphroaig does is good, i believe there are better expressions out there. 90/100.

This is very evidently a Laphroaig. It has that typical TCP, medicinal taste up front, but it’s sweeter and smokier than the standard 10/yo. This tastes to me almost like a dry, smoky bourbon. Laphroaig is my ‘go to’ dram and this is a welcome addition to the range - very tasty!

Daug dūmo, bet lengvas.

Well balanced and less in your face than the quarter cask

Inexplicably, coloring was used for the whisky, to make it reach the truly pleasant amber appearance. A sin. The nose immediately welcomes the peat, very full and round, more marine than medicinal, which soon steps aside to leave room for a pleasant sweetness: raisins, ripe apples, marzipan, a touch of chocolate. On the bottom, a light layer of ash and cloves. The mouth is very oily, with the smokiness that immediately envelops the palate with barbecue shades on which they have also grilled ripe fruit (everything is better grilled, a bit like fried). The peat is clearly dominant, saline and incinerated, reversing the balance of the sense of smell with my personal disappointment: all the sweet and fruity aromas seem to have tarnished, flattened in a somewhat boring and monochordic profile. A slight spicy note comes back accompanied by wood, which in the long run is the element that makes itself felt the most, as if it were the only concrete contribution of the European Hogshead. The finish is medium, with wood, ash and fruit, very dry.

The 1815 is heavy, ash, meaty Sulphur. It tastes a lot like the Bal Peat week. Little more medicinal but the ash is right there an the finish is similar. I like it but I like the 10 better and the Lore.