Laphroaig reviews

An OB 10 year old from Laphroaig finished in 'sherry oak'. I think it is also not chill-filtered and without e150a - a cause for celebration, some might say. I'll admit to being more in the Ardbeg camp…

I felt like doing a review today. Seeing @fiddich1980 mention this on the So, what are you drinking now? thread helped me to decide which of the many open bottles and samples to choose from. We had…

Laphroaig has never been a favourite of mine, but since my experience with the 10 year old has been limited I figured I would give it a shot.The nose doesn't disappoint. Full peat smoke with antiseptic…

As we endure this frigid ice and winter storm, my desire for cask strength peat is especially strong. So here we have the 2017 Cairdeas released as a cask strength quarter cask. It was matured for around…

This review is of a sample kindly donated by @RianCI tried it neat initially but found it needs a little water to tame the heat. NoseBonfires, TCP, wet straw, toffeePalateQuite a thin mouthfeel, but the…

This summer The Whisky Jury released two single casks from 2010 with the name Williamson on the label. This clearly refers to Elizabeth Williams – Bessie for short – and thus means Laphroaig. Cask twj…

If you know your Scotch history a bit, you are aware that Williamson refers to the legendary Elizabeth Leitch ‘Bessie’ Williamson, the first female distillery manager in history. From 1954 until 1972 she…

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".…