Laphroaig 1999 11 Year Old Daily Dram Nectar of the Daily Drams

Laphroaig Cairdeas 2014

Nose: sweet wood (Quarter Cask involvement?), dark fruits (like plums), band aids, some alcohol heat (even with two drops of water) Palate: vanilla extract, wood, sweet peat (QC?) , salt, pepper--but also with blood oranges, sour citrus, raisins, strawberry jam Finish: similar to the palate but with smoke mingling nicely with the citrus and red...

Score 90/100

Laphroaig 13 Year Old 1998 Malts of Scotland

Hmmm, a young Laphroaig on sherry? Have not had too many of those. But then, this is only my 14th Laphroaig and it is a young animal from the stables of Malts of Scotland. On the nose, the typical Laffie traits are instantly discernable: seaweed, iodine, peat smoke. But the sherry cask immediately makes it contribution in the form of a dark, sweet...

Score 89/100

Laphroaig PX Cask

Nose: Oak, smoke, dark fruit Palate: Sweet, oak, smoke, raisin, caramel, seaweed Finish: raisin, caramel Pedro Ximenez cask aging does an excellent job of adding a level of complexity to the drink and rounding off the classic peaty/smoky islay foundations. The sweetness and aroma of the sherry casks is clearly evident but not overpowering. A very...

Score 94/100

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

This is a little different from my usual reviews. There's been so much discussion of Laphroaig recently that I wanted to finally do up this review, but I've been so tired from the rest of my life that I can't do it the usual way. I first bought a bottle of QC after watching a ralfy review. I really enjoyed it with my whisky club (and beyond). ...

Score 89/100