Laphroaig reviews

The Laffie Select jumps on the bandwagon of the NAS hype. The name Select points to the selection of casks that was used for the composition of this new release, being oloroso sherry butts, PX seasoned…

As part of holiday tradition, its time to break open a new single malt! This time around its Laphroaig QC.Tasted neat at 48% after 5mins of settling down.Nose - Immediately we get a big blast of fresh…

Nose: Peat² and smoke², with the infamous biting medicinal note (Nice to meet you!). After writing the notes of this first encounter, It still haunts even from half a meter. The sweet side was most…

Nose is initially Smokey, fading to a earthy oak with roasted nuts and light salt. Taste is smooth, with an initial medium to high peat that then lingers and intesifies. A fairly simple but easily dri…

Laphroaig 10 years oldDistillery/Brand: LaphroaigRegion: IslayABV: 40%This is my first review of a single malt whisky, although I already tried two other malts before I decided to start giving my pers…

Peaty whiskies are pretty trendy these days, and many of the top scorers find a way to add sweetness to the taste profile, whether that's the Quarter Cask, Octomore, Ardbeg Uigeadail, and so on. The…

Picked this one up at Schiphol airport on my way to the wild city of Naples, Italy. I wrongly had low hopes to find a decent shop over there so I felt I had to visit the duty free area. This travel…

I’m not too familiar with older Laphroaigs. Before buying this bottle, the oldest Laphroaig I’d had was a 16 year old OB, and that was ages ago. My familiarity with this brand comes mostly from my con…

I'm ashamed to admit that I am a bit of a Laphroaig snob due to having owned the 2012, 2013 and now the 2014 Cairdeases, in addition to the 003 and the 006 Cask Strength 10 years.In light of these past…

­I had heard good things about this bottling, which is apparently around 8 years old to keep in the youthful phenolic peatiness while using smaller quarter casks to increase wood interaction and give…