Laphroaig 12 Year Old 1997 NC2 Duncan Taylor

Laphroaig 18 Year Old

Matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks this is a lovely maturation. Beautifully balanced between sweetness and that iconic Laphroaig signature. * Nose: Laphroaig signature medicinal, seaweed, tar and peat, but loads of complexity, a lot of floral notes, treacle toffee and bitter chocolate also black pepper and dare I say Christmas...

Score 90/100

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

Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 Year Old

My kids are in bed, exhausted from their opening performance in “_Annie Jr._”, my wife is out celebrating her birthday with friends, and I’m able to sit down and catch up with a review or 2. Who am I kidding, I’m tired too and with three different glasses there’s no way I’ll get through more than one review tonight. So what will it be? Lucky to...

Score 90/100

Laphroaig Cairdeas

This is an unusual Laphroaig and I suspect not a terribly successful one. And I mean that only because I hold Laphroaig to very lofty standards. I'm a huge fan of Laphroaig so don't get me wrong. Firstly it's pink. Now I'm not fickle about color but pink is not what I associate with whisky. But let's move on; it's just a minor point. The nose is...

Score 87/100