49,3°
Distillery Officialy Unknown - Islay
2 Refill Bourbon Barrels
Independent Bottling
By Thompson Bros.
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2021
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Owners of a bar in Dornoch, the town where they grew up, Phil and Simon
Thompson started making their own bottlings in 2013, and now they even
have their own distillery. This gem comes from a secret distillery, but
even on the sales sites they write that it is a Laphroaig. It's aged in
two Refill barrels for 31 years, resulting in just 464 bottles, set to
go on sale in early 2022.
Let's Taste It :
Fresh and earthy peat, lemon, iodine, some limestone and mint. It's
vegetal, but also metallic, scrap iron and chrome steel, eucalyptus,
holly, and also sweet, pastry cream, icing sugar, genoise. White
fruits, pears and plums, crushed banana, vanilla, banana split, very
discreet medicinal touch. On the palate, syrupy, on candied lemon,
oranges and mandarins, the peat is still there, very well integrated,
rose water, barely discernible spices, cardamom, white pepper. Vanilla is back, and it's the finish, long, unctuous, marshmallow, creme fraiche,
Frécinette banana, mirabelles, clementines. Touch of dry earth.
In Short,
It's an understatement to say that it is excellent. That said, at this
age, the distillate loses some of its personality, and its divisive
flavours. In addition, aging in Refilled Barrels does not lead to
extreme complexity. All that to say that I liked it a lot, but I didn't love it,
it lacks that little something that capsizes the heart of the distillery
lover. We won't talk about the price, so as not to upset anyone.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Amberscent - The Wound
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