Laphroaig Highgrove Traditional Casks

Laphroaig 18 Year Old

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. The...

Score 86/100

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

When I tried my first quarter cask I was given a dram from my father whom enlightened me. The pale colour was intriguing and the smell more so. It has the smell of peat and spice. The taste of peat was predominant follwed by the sweet nectar.. Quarter Cask is an all time great from laphroaig. I particulary enjoyed this tipple with a Cohiba Robusto...

Score 94/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

Just in case there weren't enough reviews of Laphroaig 10 out there, I'll throw in my two-cents: The nose is awesome. Peat, peat, peat! This has a medicinal (band-aid) peat aroma. I am not a huge fan of overly-medicinal peat in some other expressions, but it just works here. I love sticking my nose in the glass. More so, in fact, than actually...

Score 84/100

Laphroaig PX Cask

This Laffie is triple cask matured, meaning that it matured on bourbon casks, quarter casks and PX casks. Why they call this simply PX Cask is beyond me, but there you have it. For a few years it was only available in the duty free (it is a one liter bottle), but nowadays you can simply order it online. The nose is sweet on citrus, smoked ham,...

Score 81/100