Laphroaig 1990 20 Year Old Cask #85 Signatory Cask Strength Collection

Laphroaig An Cuan Mor

Laphroaig distillery (the name means "the beautiful hollow by the broad bay") was established in 1815, by Alex and Donald Johnston. It was sold to Long John International in the 1960ies and subsequently became part of Allied Domecq. Today the distillery is owned by Beam Suntory, the American subsidiary of Japan's Suntory Holdings....

Score 87/100

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

The Laphroaig Quarter Cask is the only Laphroaig that is available in Montreal region. It usually goes out twice a year and is sold out within a week. I try to grab a bottle when I can. For those who doesn't know, the quarter casks are smaller casks (who didn't get that!) that were used in old times to transport the whiskies easier and more...

Score 89/100

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Laphroaig is one of the more well-known distilleries on Islay, and the Laphroaig Quarter Cask is an attempt to distill a whisky that tastes like it would have done 200 years ago – it does this by using smaller barrels as per the 18th century (when whisky was transported by packhorse). The theory is that with smaller barrels there is more contact...

Score 91/100

Laphroaig 14 Year Old 1998 A.D. Rattray for Brachadair

Let us stay with the new Belgian bottler Brachadair for a moment, as they also have this 14 Year Old Laphroaig, bottled by A.D. Rattray. At the front of the nose I get quite some ashes and smoke, covering the vanilla and grains like a soothing blanket. Then some typical iodine and greasy coals follow. Bonfire on the beach. Fish oil. Seaweeds....

Score 87/100