This Laphroaig 1998 is another new exclusive for The Whisky Exchange , bottled by Signatory Vintage . Again it is not a completely undiscovered series, adjacent sherry butts have been bottled for La Maison du Whisky and others.

Laphroaig 16 yo 1998 (59,9%, Signatory Vintage for TWE 2015, refill sherry butt #700389, 585 btl.)

Nose: a very sooty kind of Laphroaig. Lots of earthy smoke and leafy notes, wet limestone and leather. Exhaust fumes and hints of matches. There’s a dark sweetness to it as well, with lacquered roast meat and beef jerky as well as something of...