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.
Nous sommes d'accord, en fait, nous avons entendu une rumeur que Chuck Norris boit ce whisky! http://www.chucknorrisfacts.fr/index.php?p=parcourir - Les Chaps de Master of Malt
un whisky de vrais mecs, bon et fort à la fois et une odeur.....
Wasn't terrible, I liked it okay. Not my favorite Laph but do-able. But what does a Yank know anyhow.
Intriguing to read so many postive reviews of the QC version of Laphroaig. It certainly did not blow my frock up! One of my friends summed up it up "Not worth crossing the street for it". I stick to the original 10 year old Laphroaig. As with so many of the new whisky variants that are coming on the market but which also dissappoint I think this is a case of "if it ain't broke...don't fix it". My bottle of QC is consigned to a dark cupboard and will probably stay there indefintely.
It costs more than the 10 yr ... It's priced more like the CASK STRENGTH, which, to me, tastes better in every way. In fact, I prefer the 10 yr, and it's $10 cheaper.
