Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Peat with some muscle
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Review by @lostboyscout
- Nose19
- Taste23
- Finish21
- Balance21
- Overall84
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Having recently sat down with this along side a 10 year Laphroaig, I did a direct comparison. I am relatively new to dissecting what I taste, thus I'm not very good at pulling apart the various influences. Nonetheless, my thoughts:
Nose: Crisp sea air, a little sweeter than the 10 perhaps? Subtle hints of the smoke to come.
Body: Fairly light but muscular!
Palate: At full strength, it packs a punch the 10 year does not have. A little water brings it down. The smoke is all around, but not as one-dimensionally as the 10 year (though also not as rich and smooth). Sweet notes are mixed in with this smoke. Decent complexity that I'm still discovering.
Finish: Medium-long, that smokey flavor tapers off along with a sweet note that the sip ends on.
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This bottle is definitely on my soon to buy list.
Being new to 'tasting' as well, did you allow the water and whisky to marry for awhile in the glass or did you notice a difference right away?