Laphroaig Quarter Cask - new Casing
The extra-maturation of Ex-Bourbon-matured Whisky in small Quarter Casks and the 48% ABV make this Laphroaig the perfect match of peat and oak and a popular alternative to the 10-year-old standard bottling. This is the new edition with a more modern design.
The extra-maturation of Ex-Bourbon-matured Whisky in small Quarter Casks and the 48% ABV make this Laphroaig the perfect match of peat and oak and a popular alternative to the 10-year-old standard bottling. This is the new edition with a more modern design.
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 7228 | |
| Laphroaig | |
| Scotland, Islay | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 48% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Bourbon | |
| Quarter Casks | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Medicinal Smoke:
Seaweed:
Fruit:
Oak:
Spices:
Banana:
Bonfire Smoke:
Iodine:
Vanilla:
Salt:
Herbs:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Pepper:
Ham:
Herb:
Honey:
Heather:
Alcohol:
Caramel:
Coconut:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Floral:
Lemon:
Tobacco:
Apple:
Peach:
Tropical Fruit:
Leather:
Mint:
Dried Fruit:
Grass:
Chocolate:
Wheat:
Pineapple:
Barley:
Coffee:
Hay:
Oil:
Pear:
Green Apple:
Dark Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Lemon Peel:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Oak:
Spices:
Medicinal Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Pepper:
Malt:
Salt:
Herbs:
Vanilla:
Herb:
Alcohol:
Banana:
Heather:
Iodine:
Zitrus:
Ham:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Oil:
Honey:
Chili:
Sherry:
Dark Chocolate:
Leather:
Tobacco:
Chocolate:
Grass:
Lemon:
Dried Fruit:
Nutmeg:
Apple:
Cake:
Coconut:
Plum:
Walnut:
Barley:
Tropical Fruit:
Lime:
Floral:
Cinnamon:
Clove:
Hazelnut:
Grapefruit:
Peach:
Pear:
Ginger:
Lemon Peel:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Oak:
Sweet:
Spices:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Medicinal Smoke:
Herb:
Bonfire Smoke:
Malt:
Fruit:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Salt:
Ham:
Alcohol:
Nuts:
Iodine:
Zitrus:
Banana:
Sherry:
Chili:
Vanilla:
Heather:
Tobacco:
Oil:
Dark Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Leather:
Hay:
Clove:
Grass:
Tropical Fruit:
Lemon Peel:
Dried Fruit:
Lemon:
Almonds:
Caramel:
Peach:
Orange:
Walnut:
Floral:
Raisin:
Coconut:
Mint:
Honey:
Ginger:
Coffee:
Pear:
Cinnamon:
Cake:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.3
Rate
583
433
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
22. Nov 2014
28. Dec 2014
14. Jun 2016
25. Mar 2022
06. Jan 2016
07. Jan 2017
Nosing: 
Lots and lots of peat smoke, a slightly antiseptic note. Then once the nose acclimatises it becomes sweeter with butterscotch caramel and nuttiness.
Taste:
Sweet arrival then the smoke comes through. Warm and rich, a touch of coal tar.
Finish:
Long, sweet and smoky, goes dry at the very end.
Comment:
I first had this Laphroaig early on when I started drinking whisky and this was definitely a mistake. I wasn't ready for it and I immediatly took a disliking to it. A couple of years later and I've come back to it with a new appreciation. Its powerful stuff and you have to take your time with it, but it is brilliantly balanced. The alcohol is high, but it really doesn't need water. Also, you absolutely have to open this bottle a couple of days before drinking it and get some air in it. There's an initial sourness that goes away after it oxidises a little and improves it no end.
Lots and lots of peat smoke, a slightly antiseptic note. Then once the nose acclimatises it becomes sweeter with butterscotch caramel and nuttiness.
Taste:
Sweet arrival then the smoke comes through. Warm and rich, a touch of coal tar.
Finish:
Long, sweet and smoky, goes dry at the very end.
Comment:
I first had this Laphroaig early on when I started drinking whisky and this was definitely a mistake. I wasn't ready for it and I immediatly took a disliking to it. A couple of years later and I've come back to it with a new appreciation. Its powerful stuff and you have to take your time with it, but it is brilliantly balanced. The alcohol is high, but it really doesn't need water. Also, you absolutely have to open this bottle a couple of days before drinking it and get some air in it. There's an initial sourness that goes away after it oxidises a little and improves it no end.
04. Mar 2019
26. Feb 2020
11. Feb 2014
01. Sep 2019
