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Laphroaig 21 yo (53.4%, OB for Heathrow Terminal 5, 750 bottles, 2008) Assembled out of 9 casks, so we guess that not all the casks’ content has been used here. Colour: gold. Nose: very expressive again but rather more polished and fruity than its three siblings. Beautiful notes of quinces and passion fruits topped with fresh crushed mint leaves, then more camphor and eucalyptus before it gets hugely maritime. Seaweed, sea air, sea water... Some delicate toffee notes as well. Mucho brilliant so far, with hints of the very old 10yos that were bottle thirty years ago or even before. With water: really exceptional now. More resinous (superb) and rounded (vanillin), with also more soft spices (ginger, Indian sauce). Hints of new oak, maybe there was some fresh bourbon involved. Mouth (neat): wonderful attack, big but not aggressive, very ‘wide’ – it does ‘the peacock’s tail’ right from the start. Goes into many consecutive directions (if you see what I mean), with leathery/earthy tones, classic peat, spices (cloves and pepper), salt and bitter oranges, juicy fruits (tangerines, mangos). Then the whole medicinal shebang. Wow. With water: it got marvellously zestier, almost lemony, candied yet very phenolic in the background. Finish: very long, softer now but truly multidimensional, even if there are some faint notes of fresh oak again. Comments: just perfect. Going through Heathrow’s infamous Terminal 5 had to offer compensations I guess, but we’re asking for more of this for Charles de Gaulle and Orly as well (no we won’t start a Facebook group), and ‘maybe’ other airports ;-). SGP:557 – 92 points. (And thank you Alexandre and Guillaume Laudic from Beijin)


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Auction 結標價: 516 Euro