laphroaig quarter cask
- Distillery
- Laphroaig
- Style
- Single Malt
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- Unspecified
- Alcohol
- 48% abv.
- Region
- Scotland: Islay
- Bottled For
- Distillery
Laphroaig Quarter Cask takes its inspiration from the small casks often used for Scotch Whisky in the 19th century and frequently transported across the Glens by packhorse.
review by anonymous
- Color
- Light golden
- Nose
- Earthen fire
- Body
- Soft
- Palate
- Tangy, Ocean spray upon a Galleon
- Finish
- Alcohol hits a few seconds in, crescends, then drifts away like a surfing wave.
Exceptional whisky, an intenser version of Laphroaig 10
review by wtl.base
- Color
- Light amber
- Nose
- Initially very medicinal (friend: "Is this whisky?"); peat, smoke and iodine. Then fermented fruit and citrus. With a drop of water it becomes even more complex. Kiwifruit? Heavy brine, peat and smoke in the empty glass.
- Body
- Medium
- Palate
- Confirms the nose; also some pepper. Not sweet; the malt is quite subdued. A drop of water brings out more fruitiness. Too much water shuts out the peat.
- Finish
- Very long. Dry smoke.
This Laphroaig is bolder, more complex and more interesting than the 40% 10yo. It's quite in your face, and I find it very easy to enjoy. Delightful!
review by coloradodram
- Color
- Gold/Light Amber.
- Nose
- Familiar cooked fruit, smoke is more subtle than other Laphroaigs, leaning more toward ashy charcoal.
- Body
- Medium-full bodied, medium oily on the tongue.
- Palate
- Saliva-inducing fruit and smoke, though a bit weighted towards the smoke, high ABV prickle and outright numbing if you roll it around too long.
- Finish
- Youthful attack, quite long for what seems to be 8 to 9 years smooth, old bitter oak comes through later with a dry afterbreath.
A Laphroaig with attitude to satisfy Murray's cast of everything-Ardbeg. What was always a live campfire promised by Laphroaig has moved to an ashy afterburn. Excellent indeed, but the balance promised by the nose fails to overcome the smoky dominance, leaving this just short of classic.
review by anonymous
- Color
- amber
- Nose
- Heavy smoke, Peat, Earth, Hospital
- Body
- oily and pungent
- Palate
- peat, Iodine,
- Finish
- very long
Excellent - great with a cigar as it amplifies the smoke.
review by flyingscot
- Color
- Pale Amber
- Nose
- Smoke, Peat
- Body
- Full, creamy
- Palate
- Peat, smoke, more peat
- Finish
- Nice, long and warming. If water is added, the smoky finish lasts longer
Awesome, my favorite of all the whiskies so far
review by anonymous
- Color
- orange gemstone
- Nose
- Alcohol, sweet, clean, sarsaparilla, caramel, carnival air.
- Body
- consistently dense body.
- Palate
- sugar which builds yet savory, salty, malt, alcohol, cocoa, caramel, vegetatation, some smoke.
- Finish
- lingers as it evolves; sweetens yet warms the pallet.
Very well constructed. A quality dram, rich, and flavorful. An experience.
review by anonymous
- Color
- Amber
- Nose
- Smoke, Leather, Barn Hay
- Body
- Full
- Palate
- Smoke, salt, rubber.
- Finish
- long, building smoke.
Epic length, like drinking a delicious oak campfire.
review by williamson
- Color
- Gold
- Nose
- Oh, how vibrant. Good iodine and oak. Breathe closer and find earth and forest. Water it and find yourself getting lost in some beautiful citrus notes.
- Body
- Stormy, full bodied and weighty.
- Palate
- Big earth, with prominent peat and oak just lurking underneath, supported by the littlest hint of sweet malt. I have always thought of this one as campfire-like.
- Finish
- Ridiculously long, this campfire was built to last. Great peat and smoke with a touch of honey. The earth that comes with is just amazing.
Watered down or not, this is simply amazing. A perfect chord, with perfect balance, unique taste, and an endless finish. Can't be missed.
review by prosper
- Color
- golden amber
- Nose
- smoke, peat, malt grain, salt, iodine
- Body
- full bodied; medium-strong.
- Palate
- tastes like the sea. There is smoky peatiness present, but not as present as in the normal Laphroaig. Malty-sweet undertones
- Finish
- long, even, warm finish, Nicely balanced
This one certainly IS a keeper. Surprisingly smooth and mature tasting for such a relatively young whisky.
review by anonymous
- Color
- wheat field
- Nose
- phenolic but lighter than standard laphroaig
- Body
- smooth and quite heavy in texture, the cask strength giving it considerable length of texture
- Palate
- Reminiscient of beached seaweed. Iodine precariously but perfectly balanced by the high strength alcohol.
- Finish
- a slight warmth in the finish but the phenol and iodine lingers. Very long finish.
A real classic at a good price point. This is one to keep, if you can resist the temptation. To me Laphroiag is the glorious epitome of character in malts and this is a more refined version of the essential parts of this distillary's output. Of course there are better but not at this price...
review by anonymous
- Color
- amber gold
- Nose
- Peat, sea salt, bit of iodine, finish off with sweet.
- Body
- wet full strong
- Palate
- So many complex flavors, you need to sample a few times to enjoy them all.
- Finish
- long lasting taste that starts off powerful and slowly drifts into sweet. after about 10mins you can still taste the sea.
Man i love this Whisky. Laphroaig with so much flavor!
review by anonymous
- Color
- Amber
- Nose
- Smoke, peat, salt, iodine
- Body
- Strong, full
- Palate
- Strong peat, smoke, slight sweetness
- Finish
- Smokey burn sums it up
This is whisky that will fight you and WIN. Not for the casual whisk(e)y sampler, Laphroaig is definitely for the mature palate. Once you've lost a few rounds to it though, you begin to appreciate the complex flavous more.
review by saul
- Color
- A new penny
- Nose
- Overpowering phenols, Salt
- Body
- Wet, Full, Soft
- Palate
- Salt, Peat, Wood smoke, Burning driftwood
- Finish
- Cool, Long lasting, Astringent flavours throughout, Pleasingly even
I will drink this again. To the mature palate, this is Laphroaig againt for the first time.
review by colin
- Color
- Pure Gold
- Nose
- Smokey, Stingy, Lots of salt, Peat, Earth, Iodine. Much more iodine watered.
- Body
- Wet, Full, Strong
- Palate
- Amazing! A kick in the face of peat and smoke, Hard candy.
- Finish
- Hot and bursty. Long. A smokey burn. Iodine. The smoke stays for a long time.
This is Laphroaig++. The kick of a good Ardbeg with a Laphroaig palate. What a nose!
review by fyoder
- Color
- Amber
- Nose
- Smokey, Sea-salt, Rubber, Intoxicating
- Body
- Thin, Dry
- Palate
- It tastes like it smells. Salty, Smokey, Rubber.
- Finish
- A medium smokey burn.
If you like smokey and salty, this scotch is for you.