Laphroaig 30 Year Old Cairdeas

Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 Year Old

Let's do another head-to-head tasting with two Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength, one bottled in 2009, the other in 2010. Since February 2009, Laphroaig adorns it's labels with batch numbers. We are tasting batches 001 and 002 head to head. While they have the same color, the ABV is somewhat different. Batch 001 has an ABV of 57,8%, while batch...

Score 89/100

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

I've just recently decided to embark upon discovering fine Whisky again after a lay off of a few years. I bought a bottle of this Quarter Cask and tried a few glasses neat, with a drop of water and left for half hour or so... Good god I can't remember tasting such an intense Whisky with so many different defined levels, tastes and surprises in...

Score 90/100

Laphroaig 25 Year Old

I tasted this magnificent dram at a whisky event in Boston poured by Simon, the brand ambassador of the East Cost. It is the second event that Simon has served me this dram. And it is the second time that it wins the crown of the best dram of the evening. Nose: Apple and pears at first. Then the peat is still there (more than in the 18 yo) with...

Score 97/100

Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 Year Old

I was introduced to this bottling by @Victor - I believe from Batch 5, and I fell in love with it. Saw this for $52 in Vermont and had to get a bottle - that is a terrific deal. Recommended to drink diluted 2:1 with water (~19%). At this strength, the nose is certainly impressive – mineral characteristics, hay, a touch of a floral character...

Score 93/100