Laphroaig 1987 18 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 Year Old

Batch 007. Seems we’ve got the James Bond edition of Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 year old here. If the regular 10 year old doesn’t have enough kick for you, how does 56.3% abv sound? Nose: Typical Laphroaig, with some added meatiness maybe. Peat, ash, tar, diesel, brine, smoked ham, honey, faint vanilla, faint malt. Palate: Great intensity and...

Score 90/100

Laphroaig Triple Wood

Triple Wood is an extension of Laphroaig Quarter Cask. Like Quarter Cask, Triple Wood is matured for 5-11 years in ex-bourbon American oak casks (Maker's Mark?) and is then transferred to smaller American oak Quarter Casks for about 8 months. According to John Campbell, Triple Wood adds one year in first fill Oloroso sherry butts and two years in...

Score 93/100

Laphroaig 15 Year Old

Peat and oak enter the nose immediately, followed by barley and sea salt. Entering the mouth, the oak is dominant, then the salt. After this, the milky barley comes into play for awhile. The finish is classic seaweed, with a hint of citrus with water and upon breathing. A good bottling from Laphroaig; an elegantly tame Islay that doesn't forget...

Score 90/100

Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 Year Old

Forced to choose a preference among the Big Three Peat Monsters of Islay, those whose cupolas serve sentry duty on the southern shores, I would have to admit to being a proud passenger on the Ardbeg bandwagon. Lagavulin is a very close second; closer than the objects appear in your rear-view mirror, in fact. If I rank Laphroaig third, I still...

Score 91/100