Laphroaig 1990 Cask #M587 Montgomerie's

Laphroaig 1992/2011 19 Year Old Old Malt Cask

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. This particular expression was...

Score 84/100

Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 Year Old

Now here is a savory scotch if I've ever tasted one! Aromatic gifts of pine sap, iodine (of course), seaweed, oak, green olives, cloves. In the mouth, it opens up into crispy bacon, sherry, smoked trout, buttered toast, fireplace ash. As it trickles down the mid-palate, savory flavors take a turn for the sweeter, transforming themselves...

Score 92/100

Laphroaig Montgomerie's 1990 - 18YO

Smokey bacon appears in Laphroaig tasting notes often BUT,, it really is very very apparent in the nose of this indie release. It becomes 'oilier' after a bit of time and then a touch of the classic iodine, seaweed and brininess comes through. Sharp saltiness initially on tasting but then immediately after, the great Laphroaig peat and smoke we...

Score 85/100

Laphroaig Triple Wood

As much as I like to tear into all these NAS releases that are popping up these days, sometimes you do come across a good one. Here’s the Triple Wood, matured in bourbon, Oloroso, and those little quarter casks that Laphroaig is so fond of using. Nose: As intense as the quarter cask. Big toffee, caramel, wet forest, pine, earth, peat, indistinct...

Score 89/100