Laphroaig 1990 11 Year Old Cask #11728 Mackillop's Choice

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

Thick legs along the glass. Served neat. Deeper gold to light copper SRM. Darker than other Scotches. Muted bacon nose with spiced pear. Taste is tannic and lightly hot with mild anesthetic qualities. Palate is oily, more cod liver oil than Ardbeg equivalents. Wasn't a big fan.

Score 77/100

Laphroaig Cask Strength 10 Year Old

Let's do another head-to-head tasting with two Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength, one bottled in 2009, the other in 2010. Since February 2009, Laphroaig adorns it's labels with batch numbers. We are tasting batches 001 and 002 head to head. While they have the same color, the ABV is somewhat different. Batch 001 has an ABV of 57,8%, while batch...

Score 89/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

Laphroaig has never been a favourite of mine, but since my experience with the 10 year old has been limited I figured I would give it a shot. The nose doesn't disappoint. Full peat smoke with antiseptic, though less medicinal than Lagavulin. Tends more toward cold fireplace and mothball aromas. With time, some sweet black licorice and cocoa. ...

Score 89/100

Laphroaig Cairdeas 2010 'Master Edition' (Feis Ile)

Nose: in line with previous Cairdeas editions. The smoke and ashes seem a bit more prominent this time. Lemon and salt. Sweet marzipan notes and some banana again, but overall it seems quite a bit drier. The pencil shavings and soft vanilla that I found quite typical for the 2009 release seem to have diminished. On the other hand, the new edition...

Score 85/100