Laphroaig 1990 Cask 2248 Berry Bros & Rudd

Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 Year Old

This one is sharper than the 003, which I liked better. Still, it's a great bargain and going fast. I've hard tell that Laphroaig might ease off the cask strength bottlings. Then again, that's merely gossip by peat heads, who tend to get paranoid about losing their fix, so to speak. Well, this bottle is adequate for an inveterate peat head to...

Score 90/100

Laphroaig Select

The Laffie Select jumps on the bandwagon of the NAS hype. The name Select points to the selection of casks that was used for the composition of this new release, being oloroso sherry butts, PX seasoned hogsheads, quarter casks and straight American white oak (probably virgin wood). According to the website, this enabled them to discover 6 new...

Score 76/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 005

This review is for a sample graciously provided by @Nozinan. Batch 005, opened May 20, 2017, gassed after each use, 2/3 full when the sample was poured on Nov 5/2017 Much like my review of Lagavulin 12, anyone considering my score should temper it with the knowledge that I am very favourably disposed toward Lagavulin, Laphroaig and Ardbeg. I try...

Score 94/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

The color is medium gold, just about as richly golden as Glenlivet, which surprises me, since my researches told me to expect a light color. The body does not appear to be very substantial in the glass. The phenolic iodine scent is heavy on the nose, but unlike Ardbeg 10 (the only other Islay I have tasted), there's a hint of lemongrass and other...

Score 86/100