Laphroaig 1986 25 Year Old Douglas Laing Platinum Selection

Laphroaig 25 Year Old

The 2nd Nashville Whisky Festival began promptly at 6PM. I was first through the door, and eagerly sought out my first dram. The first table I encountered was Laphroaig, and that's where I found my "date" for the evening - Laphroaig 25, 2011. This is a bottle that I have been lusting after for some time, and I did indulge. Nose is...

Score 94/100

Laphroaig Cairdeas 2014

Laphroaig is one of those iconic distilleries from Scotland that have built up a strong reputation of coming up with some absolute cracking expressions at regular intervals and believe me when I say this the 2014 Cairdeas release from them has only strengthened their reputation. Usually one hopes for something interesting from a spirit that has...

Score 91/100

Laphroaig 18 Year Old

nose: delicately floral and woody with a little smoke and sweet vanilla without a medicinal smell. taste: liquid sunshine bottled with a touch of smoke and pepper, and salty sweetness. complexity: oily viscious and thick with very complex hints of floral, smoke and peppers. finish: long lingering pepper and smoke 10-15 minutes after the first...

Score 90/100

Laphroaig 10 Year Old

I had acquired this one due to the tempting wanted experience of an Islay whisky. So I gave into temptation and like all temptations they end up being great at least in the short run. Anyways.... Nose: Immediately as I opened it the first scent was smoked ham and bacon with a gentle salty twinge. Its like a barbecue of smoked pork on the beach....

Score 91/100