Released in 2004, this bottling was aged for around five years before being finished in a quarter cask for several months, the size of the cask is quite small, thus does not require such a long maturation. This remains a truly great achievement from Laphroaig.
Oily and buttery nose, with toffee, nuttiness, hickory, bicarbonate of soda, rum and raisin ice cream and zest.
Big rush of sweetness, in fact it’s an explosion of sweetness, with fiery chilli heat, TCP, sweet cereals and a touch of cola syrup.
Medium-length, but becomes fruity, with custard and cigar smoke.
Astounding.... Less smoky than the 10 Year which I have a passion for... Pairs perfectly with a Perdomo 20th....
It really has its own unique taste that is hard to describe. Very sweet and woody. If you don't like peat in general, don't review this whisky. You're unfairly giving it a bad name.
After 35 years of drinking Whisky i thought i'd face up to my demons and bought a bottle of this much vaunted scotch. Oh my God, how can anyone drink this?! I put it back in the cupboard as a curiosity for visitors. Several weeks later i was eating blue cheese and biscuits and recalled how some critics suggested this went very well with an islay so out of the cupboard came the Laphroig. Mmm! Still unsure but i was beginning to get it, perhaps. Last night i again fancied some cheese and crackers and again out came the bottle. Wow!!!! Astonishing. I'm not going to attempt to describe this Whisky, others have done that far better than I could, but I urge, ney beg all true Whisky lovers who have dismissed this dram to revisit it. You probably wont enjoy your 1st glass, in fact you almost certainly will not. maybe on returning to the bottle it will still fail to appeal, but dont give up my friends because nothing less than Whisky nirvana awaits to reward your perseverance
This scotch is literally to die for!
Doctors should use laphroaig as an anaesthetic. Stay away if you are new to the game, but it is frightening in punch and peat.
