Laphroaig 2001 Over 20 Artist #11 – 70cl
Founded in 1815 on the southern shore of Islay, Laphroaig (Gaelic for "beautiful hollow by the broad bay") has produced the same intensely medicinal, seaweed-tinged, iodine-rich peated spirit for over two centuries — a style so extreme it either converts drinkers for life or turns them away forever, with almost no middle ground. Part of La Maison du Whisky's celebrated Artist Series — a curated collection of exceptional vintage and limited expressions — this 2001 vintage Laphroaig has been aged for over twenty years, allowing the famous medicinal, iodine-rich peat to develop a remarkable refinement and depth quite different from the younger core range expressions. A genuinely rare and collectible aged Laphroaig for Singapore whisky enthusiasts seeking something exceptional. Available to buy online from The Liquid Collection while stocks last.
TASTING NOTES
Colour : Pale gold.
Nose: Dense, complex. The first nose successively reveals passion fruit, ash, sleet, hydrocarbons [fuel], milky peat, almonds, lemons, pears, peppers [Cayenne], iodine and salt. Allowed to breathe, white flowers pierce the tarmac. The aromatic palette then becomes magnificently herbaceous [white mint], peppery and ever more floral [white lilac, lily of the valley].
Palate : Both lively and unctuous. Like the first nose, the attack on the palate oscillates in particular between passion fruit, peat and limes. Along the way, she adds a few vanilla pods and chocolate chips. Absolutely delicious, the mid-palate sees the peat completely coating the palate with minty, spicy [cloves, star anise] and camphor flavors. Particularly saline, the aftertaste is marked by notes of shellfish, sea spray, fleur de sel and licorice stick.
Finish : Long, concentrated. At the start of the finish, lavender honey, zan, oily peat, soot, flavors of agave, bitumen, smoked fish, eucalyptus, incense, candied lemons, coconut milk and fresh walnuts revisit the nose and mouth. The retro-olfaction provides the pleasant sensation of smoking a finely herbaceous and spicy Havana. In unison, the empty glass reveals passion fruit, limes, oily peat and sleet.
ABV 58.3%