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.
This was my first tasting of Laphroaig so I cannot comment on the 10yr old and other more expensive versions but I love this,that fiery chilli heat as it hits your taste buds and the long lingering finish,wow!
Excellent whisky and together with Arbeg my favorite Islay brand. Smokey, peaty, a little medicinal with just enough fruity sweetness to round things off. The licorice cough syrup finish lasts very long.
Had a sip of this in a pub........and ended up buying 2 bottles the very next day
Yummy
After I first discovered how much I love the smokey peaty campfire of the islay single malt scotches I took it upon myself to try them all, regardless of cost. Bar none the Laphroaig 1/4 cask and Ardbeg 10 year are my absolute favorites, and among the least expensive also! The 1/4 cask is my go-to dram and never disappoints. After the Ardbeg 10 (another mainstay) I love the Corryvreckan when going even peatier; the Lagavulin 16 for a smoother experience, and I also experiment with the cask strength Laphroaig (but prefer the quarter cask). If I had to choose just 2 I would pick the Laphroaig 1/4 and Ardbeg 10. Fabulous drams!
