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.
Just lovely
Tremendous dram, next to 21 y.o Springbank this is my all time favourite and for value it cannot be beaten.
i loved this whisky, it remind me the classic laphroaig's peaty taste but the ending sweetness is magic
Not nearly as good as the Laphroaig 10 year old single malt.
Loved it. Right up there with Lagavulin and Ardbeg. What's not to like about smoke and peat? Put a drop of water in it and inhale. That's the water of life for you. May it go well with you. Jim Misko
