Laphroaig – 2001 16 Year Old Hunter Laing Old Malt Cask (70cl, 50%)

A 16 year old single cask Laphroaig from Islay, distilled in February 2001 and bottled in April 2017 by Hunter Laing for its Old Malt Cask series, at 50% ABV in a 70cl bottle. It matured in a refill sherry butt, which lets the distillery character come through, with fruity, coastal notes joined by sherry-cask fruit and spice. The nose is heavily medicinal and peaty over honeyed barley. The palate is bold and meaty, with streaky bacon, black liquorice and more peat smoke. The finish brings blackcurrant sweets and smoked barley.