Laphroaig 16 Year Old 1990 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Laphroaig Cairdeas

To my own surprise, this is my first review of a Laphraig scotch. I have not a lot of experience with Laphroaig except for the common expressions like the 10 yo, the 10 yo CS and the QC that we have regularly in my neck of the wood and that I had a few bottles of. I have to express my preferences when it comes to Laphroaig: I like them dirty, a...

Score 91/100

Laphroaig Cairdeas Feis Ile 2015

Thanks to my good friend Chris Lauriers – whisky ambassador for Belgium – I have the opportunity to try no less than 10 – ten! – Feis Ile bottlings from Laphroaig in a row from 2007 until 2016. This is going to be a trip to remember. This is the 2015 release, bottled to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the distillery. According to the PR blurb,...

Score 87/100

Laphroaig Triple Wood

Color: Gold. Nose: Right out of the bottle the peat hits you with a strong Stilton cheese-like aroma and the embers of a dying campfire, tempered with sweeter notes of sliced red grapes and night-blooming jasmine. Allowing it to sit for a few minutes airs out much of the sour peat "stink," leaving only a smoky, floral perfume. Water...

Score 94/100

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Color: Light honeyed-gold. Nose: Seaside campfire, smoked gouda, and PEAT. Let it breath for a few minutes and the smokiness eases up, giving way to charred oak and notes of iodine. Body: smooth and watery, but with a kick. Palate: Like sucking on roasted wood chips. Deep smokey flavor with a lot of salt. Finish: Very long finish of smoke and...

Score 89/100