Laphroaig reviews

Peat and oak enter the nose immediately, followed by barley and sea salt.Entering the mouth, the oak is dominant, then the salt. After this, the milky barley comes into play for awhile. The finish is…

Nose: in line with previous Cairdeas editions. The smoke and ashes seem a bit more prominent this time. Lemon and salt. Sweet marzipan notes and some banana again, but overall it seems quite a bit drier…

I’ve had this on my shelf for few weeks now and decided to treat myself and crack it open tonight... I’m a little disappointed to say the least. Nose: Smoke and coastal notes immediately, fish with a…

You are probably aware that the indie Malts of Scotland releases only single casks at cask strength. With one or two exceptions in my book, they are always exquisite casks. This one is no exception,…

Bottle 824 of 1427. Bottled out of 9 casks. Not sure the year of the bottling. Nose: the first thing I notice is the alcohol. Followed shortly by a world of scent, soft berries backed by caramel only to…

The color is almost the same as that of the 10 Year Old and the ABV is slightly higher. But that’s where the comparison ends.This one smells medicinal as well, but less sweet and even less peated than…

This one has a nice dark sheen and great legs. This is going to be good, I’m sure.OMG, what a fantastic nose! After the truckload of alcohol, on a wave of peat, seaspray and some medicinal touches, the…

Today I tried a head-to-head tasting of three core range bottles from Laphroaig, the famous distillery on Islay. I tried the 10 Year Old, the 15 Year Old and the 10 Year Old Cask Strength. Let’s begin…

nose: a lot fresher than i expected limes,almond,stony,very faint mint,peat,medicinal palate: wow,the peaty and medicinal side comes into play imediately, big but not overpowering,wasnt expecting that…

In case you haven’t guessed, I’m Jewish. I am a kosher keeping (mostly “kosher by nature” seeing as I’m a vegetarian), whisky drinking, rock-n-roll playing, cigar smoking Jew. A proud one at that. Add…