Laphroaig 10yo 2000/2010 The Ten by LMDW, Refill Butt, 50.1%

[Jbrice]

Gouté en blind jeudi dernier. J'ai beaucoup aimé et j'ai d'ailleurs pris une bouteille samedi.

Serge semble aussi beaucoup l'apprécier. Publié hier sur WF.

Laphroaig 2000/2010 'the ten 09' (50.10%, La Maison du Whisky, refill butt)
Four stars and a half
A bottling done by Signatory in a series by LMdW that’s supposed to display the ten different classic malt profiles.
Number 09 is ‘Heavy Islay Peat’ and we can’t be against that, can we?
Colour: straw.
Nose: big phat peat indeed and a profile that’s not without remind us of some of the official 10 CSs. You know, that superb combination of smoke and ashes with touches of passion fruits and mangos. Behind all that: wet dogs of course (apologies, dogs), antiseptic and eucalyptus. Classic. No water needed it seems.
Mouth: perfect young Laphroaig, nervous, wonderfully sharp, ‘chiselled’, lemony, smoky (not kidding) and only mildly medicinal. Simple pleasures. Oh, and a super-big peat.
Finish: long, on the same flavours. A little gentian in the aftertaste and bags of ashes.
Comments: textbook young Laphroaig. Not 90 material because of its ‘uncomplex profile’ (please don’t argue) but quite close. The peatiness is of Supernovesque levels. SGP:358 - 88 points.