Laphroaig reviews

Feis Ile is the malt & music festival on Islay at the end of May, where many aficionados go to get their hands on the limited bottlings. This Cairdeas was the festival bottling from Laphroaig in 2012.…

This one is sharper than the 003, which I liked better. Still, it's a great bargain and going fast. I've hard tell that Laphroaig might ease off the cask strength bottlings. Then again, that's merely…

Nose: Wow - this is intense even by Laphroaig's standards. A whack of barbecued orange immediately hits, followed by oaky astringent dried fruit. As we delve further wood smoke starts emanating mixed…

This was the 2nd sample from the Big Peat Tweet Tasting hosted by the Whisky WireColour: Pale white with nice long legsNose: Hints of pine, wood polish, honey, (quite deep)underlying elements of menthol…

Nose: Oak, smoke, dark fruit Palate: Sweet, oak, smoke, raisin, caramel, seaweed Finish: raisin, caramelPedro Ximenez cask aging does an excellent job of adding a level of complexity to the drink and…

I decided to write this review for the sake of a discussion we had earlier this week about the Quarter Cask. Has the quality declined ever since the revamped packaging has been introduced? That being…

The color is medium gold, just about as richly golden as Glenlivet, which surprises me, since my researches told me to expect a light color. The body does not appear to be very substantial in the glass…

Laphroaig distillery (the name means "the beautiful hollow by the broad bay") was established in 1815, by Alex and Donald Johnston. It was sold to Long John International in the 1960ies and subsequently…

My thanks to @Pudge72 for the reviewed sample. I've tasted this 2012 Cairdeas previous to this sample, and also have my own unopened bottleI let a bottle of this go at a reasonable price locally because…

This one is awesome!No preamble, no build up. Straight up this Batch 3 of the Laphroaig Cask Strength series is a gem!For those who know me know that I'm a little OCD so when I first bought the Batch 004…