Laphroaig
Quarter Cask
- 48
- 70cl
- Taste: 4
- Islay
Laphroaig is a legendary distillery on the Isle of Islay. Founded in 1815 by Donald and Alexander Johnston, it is very much a love it or hate it whisky having a very medicinal peaty and smoky flavour. Beam Suntory currently owns Laphroaig, and the distillery produces over three million litres of alcohol each year. It proudly holds the Royal Warrant of King Charles III, personally bestowed upon it during his...
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Laphroaig is a legendary distillery on the Isle of Islay. Founded in 1815 by Donald and Alexander Johnston, it is very much a love it or hate it whisky having a very medicinal peaty and smoky flavour. Beam Suntory currently owns Laphroaig, and the distillery produces over three million litres of alcohol each year.
It proudly holds the Royal Warrant of King Charles III, personally bestowed upon it during his visit to the distillery in 1994 when he held the title of Prince of Wales.
Laphroaig Quarter Cask is twice aged to amplify deep peat and add a surprising sweetness. Contact with the wood of smaller quarter-sized casks makes it their most lively expression.
Bigger barrels do not necessarily mean better flavour. Laphroaig Quarter Cask, inspired by the tradition of transporting whisky on packhorses, uses smaller quarter casks. These casks, due to their reduced size, allow the spirit more contact with the wood, enhancing the natural flavours of the whisky, which is first matured in ex-Bourbon barrels.
Hints of coconut, banana and vanilla complement the instantly recognisable heavy peat flavour, followed by a long, sweet and smoky finish. This quarter cask whisky is barrier filtered to retain all the character developed in the small but mighty barrels. Enjoy a soft and velvety single malt full of unexpected vivid notes, bigger flavour and aroma.
Official Tasting Notes
Colour - Full sparkling gold.
Nose - Smouldering peat with aromas of coconut and banana.
Palate - Deep, complex, smoky. And a surprising gentle sweetness.
Finish - Really long, drying with appropriate smoke and spice.
It proudly holds the Royal Warrant of King Charles III, personally bestowed upon it during his visit to the distillery in 1994 when he held the title of Prince of Wales.
Laphroaig Quarter Cask is twice aged to amplify deep peat and add a surprising sweetness. Contact with the wood of smaller quarter-sized casks makes it their most lively expression.
Bigger barrels do not necessarily mean better flavour. Laphroaig Quarter Cask, inspired by the tradition of transporting whisky on packhorses, uses smaller quarter casks. These casks, due to their reduced size, allow the spirit more contact with the wood, enhancing the natural flavours of the whisky, which is first matured in ex-Bourbon barrels.
Hints of coconut, banana and vanilla complement the instantly recognisable heavy peat flavour, followed by a long, sweet and smoky finish. This quarter cask whisky is barrier filtered to retain all the character developed in the small but mighty barrels. Enjoy a soft and velvety single malt full of unexpected vivid notes, bigger flavour and aroma.
Official Tasting Notes
Colour - Full sparkling gold.
Nose - Smouldering peat with aromas of coconut and banana.
Palate - Deep, complex, smoky. And a surprising gentle sweetness.
Finish - Really long, drying with appropriate smoke and spice.
Tasting Rating Guide
1: Light, good for beginners - an aperitif on a summers day, i.e. Glengoyne, Auchentoshan
2: Also good for beginners but with more depth and body - a little stronger than 1, ie. Glenmorangie, Speyburn
3: A dram for everyone, a little more complex so the palate requires a little more experience, i.e. Cragganmore, Macallan
4: A stronger spirit, a big whisky with lots of character and body, excellent after dinner, i.e. Lagavulin, Laphroaig