Laphroaig 12, b.2014, bottle no. ?, 48% abv.

Bottled for the Nordics. Sherry butts and first fill hogsheads. Supposedly a bottle count of 1,278.

Nose: peat, smoke, wood, all the Islay mafia goodness, but with a noticeable amount of sweet fruit, red berry concentrate, berry compote, mashed red berries.

Palate: dry, initial palate is light honey, mid palate has smoked wood and honey, with the back palate being quite sweet. There are hints of smoke here and there.

Finish: moderate, slightly smokey, some peated wood, like sucking on honey suckle but not diabetes sweet.

Dry glass: wax, salt.

What can I say, it's a typical Islay Laphroaig, filled with peat smoke, wood, and medicine. There are hints of potent honey here and there. It's very nice, good balance of light peat smoke and sweetness. I really like these 11 and 12 year Laphroaig types, they seem to add an extra dimension to that peat smoke profile. Not sure where the sherry influence was though.

Grade: B

Whiskyfun.com, Serge, sgp:457, 82 points

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