Laphroaig 1992 19 Year Old Old Malt Cask #7598 Douglas Laing

Laphroaig 18 Year Old 1996 Malts of Scotland

This Laffie was bottled especially for the legendary Lindores Whisky Fest in Ostend, Belgium. Please note that this was a brandy hogshead. Say what? A cask that held cognac before? Really. I do not think I have seen this before. Those LWS boys… but is it any good? It is very pale. Strangely enough, my first impression upon putting my nose in the...

Score 89/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

Thick legs along the glass. Served neat. Deeper gold to light copper SRM. Darker than other Scotches. Muted bacon nose with spiced pear. Taste is tannic and lightly hot with mild anesthetic qualities. Palate is oily, more cod liver oil than Ardbeg equivalents. Wasn't a big fan.

Score 77/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

Laphroaig's ten-year-old expression greets you with a full-throated shout of peat. There is no getting away from it. If you strongly dislike peaty smoke, you won't like this. But I don't and I do, if you see what I mean, which is extremely fortunate, since if you can get along with it this is a whisky to savour. The scent of peat is thick and...

Score 81/100

Laphroaig Cairdeas 2014

I really like "Car Dash" Portwood. In my opinion, only curmudgeons that are set in their ways might suffer from an inability to appreciate this very unique offering by Laphroaig. Yes, it's radically different from the typical Laphroaig taste profile, but I welcome the diversity. After all, so much of Laphroaig is really just subtle...

Score 92/100