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LAPHROAIG 1996 Islay Malt Scotch Whisky |
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The Whisky Society is a range of premium whiskies that showcases the very best single malt whiskies from our stock of maturing casks. These whiskies are exceptional and each single cask bottling is unrepeatable – the kind of quality necessary to qualify a malt for the Whisky Society is in very short supply. |
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12 Year Old 57.5% 70cl Refill Sherry Butt No 576 Islay 1996 Oct 2008 |
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Our first TWS bottling of Laphroaig is a big, savoury, sooty dram bursting with authentic Islay character with plenty of black pepper and a subtle, honeyed edge. |
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TASTING NOTES Nose: Smoke and dark chocolate initally, becomes very charcoally, with brine, soot, coal, bonfires and tarry rope also evident. Very little in the way of fruit, although some runner bean notes appear after a few minutes. Opens up with water to reveal some hay / grassy character. Palate: Plenty of soot / coal dust and roasted cereals balanced by a slightly honeyed edge. Chilli hotness and a lot of pepper. Some menthol appears mid-palate. The cereals become more honeyed with water, which also lifts the spices. Finish: Lengthy, warm, and drying, with the black pepper and honey really lingering and a roasted, mocha-like character appearing towards the death. Comment: A very savoury dram with a well-hidden sweet side. Really comes alive with a drop of water. |
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We have created the Whisky Society to share our passion for superb single malts – the best things in life are even better shared - but only a select few will be lucky enough to appreciate these whiskies with us. A tiny handful of the hundreds of casks we taste each year will be selected for bottling and these releases will normally only be available through this website. There are no membership fees, house rules, general meetings or secret handshakes at the Whisky Society – your bottle of our malt makes you part of a fraternity of discerning malt-lovers who enjoy savouring a special whisky. The Whisky Society label is our guarantee that the malt inside these bottles represents the very highest quality. We believe these whiskies to be superlative expressions of their respective distilleries and that they will delight aficionados and connoisseurs of outstanding single malt whisky.
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OTHER WHISKIES CAOL ILA 1982 - 26yo ( 70cl / 55.7% ) CAOL ILA 1984 - 23yo ( 70cl / 57% ) CLYNELISH 1992 - 15yo ( 70cl / 58.5% ) LAPHROAIG 1996 - 12yo ( 70cl / 57.5% ) LONGMORN 1990 - 18yo ( 70cl / 58% ) ROSEBANK 1990 - 18yo ( 70cl / 58.3% ) ROSEBANK 1991 - 16yo ( 70cl / 56.1% ) SPRINGBANK 1992 - 15yo ( 70cl / 52.6% ) |
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