Description

• Alcohol %: 51.9%
• Decant Time: 20 minutes
• Taste: peat smoke, medicinal / iodine, vanilla, sherry-dried fruit, creamy, peppery spice, saline / briny, green apple, toffee / caramel, oak spice, long layered finish, smoked bacon
• Food Matching: Smoked salmon, Oysters and other briny shellfish, Blue cheese, Grilled or roasted lamb, Dark chocolate (70%+), Charcuterie and smoked meats, Apple tart or poached apple desserts
• Grape Variety: Malted Barley : 100%,

Tasting note

淺金色的25年拉弗格，第一口就能感受到家喻戶曉的泥煤煙燻與醫藥感，但不只是猛火直衝：雪莉桶帶來的乾果與烤蘋果、波本橡木的香草、以及奶油般的質地一起把層次拉得很長。口感圓潤飽滿、質地近乎乳脂，胡椒與些許鹹味在舌面游走，尾韻多層次且非常悠長。生產上以拉弗格位於艾雷島的泥炭與海風為靈魂，原麥芽在島上風土中風乾并蒸餾，再於大型奧羅羅索雪莉桶與前波本桶交替熟成25年，呈現出煙燻、礦鹽海味與雪莉甜香共存的個性。飲用建議：倒入杯中先靜置約20分鐘讓香氣舒展，或加幾滴水以解放更多果實與香料細節。這款適合慢慢啜飲、配搭煙燻或鹹味食物，享受每一層變化。

Colour: pale gold. Nose: an unmistakable Laphroaig signature—peat smoke and medicinal iodine sit alongside sweet vanilla, wood spice and restrained notes of smoked bacon and dried orchard fruit. Palate: rich, creamy and full in texture with waves of peppery spice, saline minerality, iodine and lingering smoke; a thread of green apple and toffee/apple caramel gives a bright counterpoint. Maturation: expertly married after a quarter century in a mix of large Oloroso sherry butts and ex-Bourbon barrels, letting sherry sweetness and American oak vanilla complement the distillery's coastal peat. Producer notes: bottled at cask-strength character, this 25-year-old retains a youthful energy while showing the depth and complexity age brings — very long, layered finish with a peppery close. Distilling & ageing: distilled at the Laphroaig distillery on Islay, matured in both sherry and bourbon casks in traditional dunnage warehouses; careful cask selection and long maturation produce a bold, multi-dimensional single malt. Serving suggestion: decant or pour and let rest ~20 minutes in the glass to open aromatic layers; a few drops of water can soften the edges and reveal deeper fruit and sherry notes.

Winery

拉弗格是艾雷島上極具代表性的酒廠，以厚重泥煤、醫藥香與海風鹹味聞名。傳統蒸餾、以泥煤乾燒麥芽起味，再在島上倉庫長期熟成。25年版強調桶香的調和——雪莉與波本桶各自貢獻風味，讓煙燻與乾果甜香相得益彰。現由 Beam Suntory 所有與管理。

Laphroaig is a long-established Islay distillery renowned for its robust, heavily peated single malts. With a maritime location, peat-fired malted barley and traditional distilling methods, Laphroaig’s whiskies are defined by coastal smoke, medicinal notes and a saline character. The 25-year release is a cask-focused bottling reflecting careful selection of Oloroso sherry butts and ex-Bourbon barrels. Ownership: Beam Suntory.