Rosencrantz
Laphroaig Lore
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
December 22, 2019 (edited April 19, 2020)
The color, all natural, is a beautiful dark amber.
A powerful and fleshy peat explodes in the nostrils, with a load of burning and crackling wood. Under this blanket of pungent smoke clearly emerge licorice, banana, walnuts and rivers of disinfectant. Sprinkle with marine salinity. An overwhelming and exciting nose, like standing in front of the fireplace chewing licorice while you disinfect a wound by making seawater aerosol (okay, maybe it's not exactly the image I wanted to evoke).
On the palate it is fleshy, intensely burned, almost as if you were eating some bacon wrapped on a burning ember (NOTE: no, do not try). But as for the sense of smell, there is not only smoke but also sweeter notes of caramel, still licorice (a lot), salted butter, dried (walnuts and even almonds) and dehydrated (dates, apricots and let's put some coconut) fruit. The medicinal note remains present but more in the background, while marine salinity is a continuous flow that creeps between the aromas. All this is an harmonic and seductive music, with a pinch of spices that titillates the senses.
The finish is long, very long, ashy and medicinal, with salt and spices that accompany you and you would never like to say hello.
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@1901 maybe you're right... damn, I feel responsible now!
Nice review. Perhaps the wound to disinfect is caused by trying to eat some bacon wrapped in a burning ember?