Laphroaig 15 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 6 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Phenol, tar, sulphur. Palate A deceptive moment of peppermint sweetness and grassiness, then an explosion of sulphur, burning peat and Islay intensity. Finish Round, dry, long, warming. Comment Lively. Full of flavours. Multi-faceted.

Jim Murray Nose Fruitier than the 10 and in some ways more intense, though not as far as the peat is concerned. Palate Chewy and intense, but a feeling there is something missing. The oaky middle is slightly nutty. Finish Long, chocolatey and peaty. Lots of vanilla. Also a slightly off-putting tang that I can't recognise. Comment I do enjoy the big peat, but something is out of sync here. Enjoyable but ultimately disappointing.