Laphroaig 18 Year Old (2009 presentation)

Laphroaig PX Cask

This Laffie is triple cask matured, meaning that it matured on bourbon casks, quarter casks and PX casks. Why they call this simply PX Cask is beyond me, but there you have it. For a few years it was only available in the duty free (it is a one liter bottle), but nowadays you can simply order it online. The nose is sweet on citrus, smoked ham,...

Score 81/100

Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 Year Old

I'm sitting here waiting for my new BBQ to be delivered, so hey let's review Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength, and try it side-by-side with the standard 10 Year Old. This Cask Strength bottle is from Batch 007 and was bottled in January 2015. This bottle has been open probably for about a year. The colour is a golden yellow. The nose has those...

Score 95/100

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

I've spotted a few varied reviews on QC and thought I would throw my hat in the ring as well. I love this Whisky in a familial way. It's like your mothers younger brother, the cool Uncle who drives fast cars, dresses well and buys the big ice creams. It's a more mature version of the 10yo, which in family terms is a favourite cousin and I like her...

Score 90/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

Spectacular, like nothing else I've ever tasted. This whisky somehow transports me geographically to another time and place, and the discriptors that come to mind are very geographic. Aromas of seaweed, wet grass and smoke, then a sweet palate of soil, earth and wood, followed by that huge peat smoke I love so much. Hints of sea salt come out as...

Score 90/100