Laphroaig 1988 15 Year Old Douglas Laing

Laphroaig 1989 / 25 Year Old / Xtra Old Particular

A Laffie of a quarter century old, of which a bottle will set you back some 600 EUR? Craziness! Or is it? Is it just me? Must be. Glad I was able to score a sample of this, as I cannot afford a full bottle. It comes from the Douglas Laing warehouses and was bottled in their XOP – Extra Old Particular – range at a whopping 57,8% ABV. I will put it...

Score 89/100

Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 Year Old

Laphroaig 10 yo Cask Strength (58,3%, OB 2010, batch #002) Nose: fruitier than the 10yo CS Batch 001, right from the start, with berries and peach syrup. Also more notes of butter toffee and sweet vanilla latte. Still enough smoke to satisfy any Islay freak I guess. Earthy peat and some iodine as well. Mouth: very deep smoke which keeps...

Score 86/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

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 became part of Allied Domecq. Today the distillery is owned by the American spirits company Beam Inc. The 10yo is Laphroaig’s standard...

Score 82/100

Laphroaig Williamson 10 Year Old 2010 The Whisky Jury

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 was even the owner of the distillery. I am of course talking about Laphroaig. The Whisky Jury released not one, but two casks or Laphroaig 2010....

Score 87/100