Jose-Massu-Espinel
Laphroaig 12yo by That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
November 17, 2022 (edited November 19, 2022)
"Take me away
I don't mind
You better promise me
I'll be back in time 🎶🎵"
That is the main lyric from Huey Lewis & The News, of their 80s hit "Back in time", a song made specially for the blockbuster film "Back to The Future".
And i sing that since i have opened one of my most strange looking bottles, the Laphroaig 12yo, by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. This independent bottler is famous for their drawn labels, which often refer to inside jokes. This particular expression shows two guys in the same clothes and posing as Marty McFly and Doc Brown from Back to the Future. The DeLorean is also shown.
Bottled at 52.4%abv it has a pale straw color.
On the nose it is super spicy mexican chilli dish. It starts with a note that i can only describe as seaweed. Grapefruit. White wine and a watered ashtray. After a couple of minutesit is tge purest, most powerfull red chilli ever. Super spicy hot.
On the palate it is very straightforward but very nice. White chocolate for 3 seconds and then an atomic bomb of salt and pepper. So potent.
Aftertaste is all about a peppery madness. It has a nice bite, Gunpowder, chilli. Super, mega, hyper spicy.
Overall, if you are a fan of spicy foods, this is definitively for you. I did not find it "Laphroaigish" at all, and i believe that if i were trying this at a blind tasting, i would have guessed wrong, because i would have thought it was a Highland Park. A very nice, not complex but very powerful dram, my score for it is 92 over 100.
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