Martine Nouet
Nose
Sharp, slightly spirity. A fresh marine breeze but no expected medicinal notes. Rather turfy.
Palate
Starts sweet then fizzy and tickling. Getting peatier on smoked spices, burnt caramel.
Finish
Dry, fizzy, spicy. Smoked nuts.
Comment
An unusual Laphroaig. No trace of the medicinal character. Water brings out sweet malty notes and more smoke. Why such a difference? Cask influence? Different peating level in the malt? Puzzling.
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Dave Broom
Nose
‘Plain’ charred nose. Phenolics are reminiscent of dry lumps of tar on the beach, some TCP. Malty still, toasted oak and roasted malt, in time marzipan.
Palate
Sweet. Amaretti biscuit. Smoke hangs like a cloud, makes its boldest statement on the finish
Finish
Malty, crisp, some smoke.
Comment
A-typical, though not really when you think of the old OB 15yo. Where has the peat gone? Its not been overwhelmed by oak.
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