Laphroaig 18 Year Old

Victor, great set of 4x Laphroaig reviews. I've had all but the Cask Strength. Agree with you how mellow the standard 10 yr is (just because it tastes strongly like peat doesn't automatically make it intense - a common misconception I think), and the 18 has the longest finish of any whisky I've ever tried (and I'm drinking Corryvreckan right now!).

Thank you much, @valuewhisky! They are all very enjoyable drams.

@Victor Great review as always. I opened a bottle of Laphroaig 18 about a month ago and almost can't imagine how it could get any better, but indeed I'm waiting with much anticipation to see if it happens or not!

I can get this bottle for 96$US at the moment - I normally don't pay this much for a scotch I've never tasted before, but as I love the Caol Ila 18, Ardbeg 10 and Laphr'10 I assume it is worth it, based on everybody's comments & reviews..?

@Jules, do keep one thing in mind with Laphroaig 18...when I first opened this bottle I thought, "Oh, is that all there is?",...then with the bottle open about 2 months, "WOW!!!" Give it 2 months air before expecting it to be at its best.

This bottle is still a 93 point whisky, three years later. Delicious.

@Victor - I bought this on your recommendation and was indeed not dissapointed. What a beautifully un-doctored, pure, crisp Laffy. Sweet brine & subtle oily peat at it's best.

Makes you wonder why Laffy insist on fooling about with all those wood finishes when their base spirit is so perfect...

@Jules, I wonder the same thing about Laphroaig and the wood finishes. Fortunately there are plenty of good straightforward standard house style expressions of Laphroaig available.

On the whole I would say that I consider Laphroaig to have the most consistency of high quality of product among all of the Scottish distilleries. I've never tasted a bad Laphroaig.