Laphroaig 1993 18 Year Old Old Malt Cask #7120 Douglas Laing

Laphroaig Cairdeas

Nose is sea air, iodine and butterscotch. Hot, and oily flavours. Rubber. Drop of water and it turns minty. Shoe peppermints. Wishes it was licorice. Simple flavours, soft smoke and then some heat to finish. Interesting but tame.

Score 73/100

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Here I go trying to review a gem that's been put through it's paces and come out in spades. The Quarter Cask is a stroke of Laphroigian genius! Familiar Islay armoas creep out from my snifter glass as I try and keep pace with a barrage of sensory fireworks. A damp, musty muscovado fruitiness is the first thing that arrests your senses. And then...

Score 94/100

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

The Laffie Quarter Cask first matured on bourbon barrels before being re-racked in smaller casks, that quicken the maturation. It is a release that can be found all the time, but I have noticed some batch variation – no surprise there. I first tried it in 2011 and lastly in 2014. High time to revisit it. On the nose, this is textbook Laphroaig:...

Score 84/100

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Nose: peat (duh), burning charcoal in a BBQ pit, salted butter, grilled lemons, an interesting floral note.  Palate: I get a great sense of charred wood. There's an initial sweetness that is subtle and doesn't stick around for long. A bit of pepper. This one really reminds me not of a bonfire, but of a cookout and I like that. Finish: classic peat...

Score 89/100