Laphroaig 25 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 67 by Dave Broom and Martine Nouet.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose Light, lactic and slightly grubby. Milking a cow in a mucky byre. In time, suet pudding, slightly rotting fish and butter. Very odd. Palate Very light. Ashes, spent fire, then butter, then Savlon. Claggy. Unbalanced. Finish Very thin Comment All the aromas are working against each other and it’s incredibly muted. Why bottle this at 40%?

Martine Nouet Nose Lactic. Dairy floor. Emerging sourness. Gooseberry. A hint of clover honey. Then a floral note. Meadow sweet maybe. A very faint marine touch. Palate Sweet but weak. Watery. Not delivering much. A cardboard note. Finish Did you say finish? Nearly missing here. Comment So shy (apart from the dairy aromas) that it is hard to describe.