Laphroaig reviews

The guys of the Ypres Whisky Friends have realized their first club bottling. It’s an Islay Blended Malt, although that is to be taken with a grain of salt. The cask number leaves no doubt that this is…

At Only You Boutique Hotel Madrid, over a nice conversation with my uncle.An intense and bright golden to amber pour. Aroma is really intense, one of the most intense whiskies I've tasted: of course the…

Laphroaig has released a special, limited edition bottling every year since 2008, named Cairdeas. For those not fluent in Gaelic, "Cairdeas" (pronounced "CAR-chiss" or "CAR-chase") means "friendship".…

Laphroaig Quarter Cask has been a staple of my whisky cabinet for the last 4 or 5 years. I'm surprised I haven't reviewed it yet. Laphroaig's John Campbell explains that usage of the quarter cask (125…

This little number is basically the cask strength version of the standard Triple Wood: ex-bourbon barrels, quarter casks and European Oloroso casks. Non-chill filtered. Oh, and on the label it says "We…

Looks like I have a couple of Cairdeaseseses kicking around - one is the 2018 Fino, and other is the 2019 Triple Wood. Shall we?The 2018 edition was matured in first fill ex-bourbon casks, then finished…

Long have I waited to get my hands on a bottle of this and I've not been disappointed, far from it. This bottle has been open for two months and is about three quarters full - review is with a few drops…

I found an old sample from Malts of Scotland in the back of my sample cabinet. After removing the dust and spider web, I saw it was a 13 Year Old Laffie, bottled in 2010 by the German bottler. Well, as…

Laphroaig puts out the so-called Cairdeas for Feis Ile since 2008. Cairdeas means friendship. I’ve tried them all bar the ones from 2017 and 2019 (if anyone has a sample for sale, get in touch!). Last…

I had been eyeing this for a while and decided to pull the trigger a few months back. Air has been beneficial for this whisky. I also tried this with a few drops of water and it really changes the cha…