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.
Perfectly balanced dram, great nose, great value for money!
I don't know if there was something wrong with my latest QC, but it tasted very sweet. Every other component of this dram was perfectly balanced, but that sweetness took over.
Full of flavour, full bodied. A superb example of Laphroig's finest.
As far as peated whiskys go, they don't get much better than this not to mention the bargain price of the malt. It' a definite must for any whisky collection.
Smooth, with a real depth of flavour!
