Laphroaig 1996 13 Year Old Cask #1983 Speciality Drinks

Laphroaig 15 Year Old

Colour The colour is that of gold spun from straw; clarified butter with a richness and depth that belies its character and sophistication. Body Medium body forming hundreds of thin, gossamer legs that hesitate before racing down the glass to join the spirit below. Nose A complex but overall mild cocktail of aromas fill the nostrils and intoxicate...

Score 97/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

Colour: Orange-Golden, almost maple-syrupy. Nose: Sea-salt, hints of toast/charcoal, vaguely medicinal/herbal. Body: Deliciously wet but cohesive. Palate: Fried bacony peat and envigorating bite of salt at the finish. Pairings: Food: Avocado and arugula salad with shaved parmigiano-reggiano, pears and pine nuts. Followed by parsley-seasoned...

Score 75/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

NOSE: lovely vanilla peat, a whole lot of iodine, a touch of menthol, burned wood smoke. TASTE: smooth peat and smoke with sherry sweetness on the background that eventually dries out... FINISH (here comes the best part): after the sherry notes dry out, warming sweet peat comes back for a second and then disappears completely, leaving you with...

Score 90/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

Why another Laphroaig 10 review? There are some perspectives that I consider important, which are sometimes overlooked. Most reviews give a 'snapshot in time' look at a whisky, either from a new bottle, or from a bottle of indeterminate age of opening, as from a bar sample. There is much to point out about how a bottle changes over time, and also...

Score 89/100