Laphroaig Cairdeas Ileach Edition Feis Ile 2011

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

I was in the mood for some peat the other week and picked this up. I've had the quarter cask and the select cask, this is my first bottle of 10yo. This is bottled at 43%, I understand that in some less fortunate parts of the world it is bottled at 40%. Nose: Wow. It's like a charcoal briquet drizzled in rose oil. There is a sweet side to the...

Score 83/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength 2019

This review is of a sample kindly donated by @RianC I tried it neat initially but found it needs a little water to tame the heat. Nose Bonfires, TCP, wet straw, toffee Palate Quite a thin mouthfeel, but the warmth and smokiness fills the mouth. The arrival is short with a lot of ash, iodine and buttered pancakes and a hint of dried fruits....

Score 90/100

Laphroaig 13 Year Old 2000 Malts of Scotland

The other Islay release in the youngest series from Malts of Scotland is a 13 Year Old Laphroaig that matured on a sherry cask. Their 18th Laffie already, five of those from a sherry cask. A pretty sure bet, I am guessing. On the nose: yep, this is Laffie. Merchurochrome, disinfectant, the OR. In sum: medicinal raised to a square. Seaweeds, rocks...

Score 90/100

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

So, here's an update on the same bottle of Laphroaig CQ that at first made a positive impression on me, but then slipped into utter mediocrity. So much so that I just couldn't help writing a second, negative review of this malt. However, having given it time in the bottle, I must make it up to this whisky by eating some of my words. Being too...

Score 90/100