Tag Archives: Laphroaig

Review: Laphroaig Lore

Posted on 7 April 2016 by Steve Prentice

Laphroaig Lore – 48% abv Info: Crafted by Laphroaig Distillery Manager John Campbell, Lore combines a number of casks including first-fill Bourbon barrels, quarter casks and Oloroso Sherry hogsheads. Campbell has said that Laphroaig Lore is a mixture of 7 to 21 year old … Continue reading →

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Review: Laphroaig 14yo – Douglas Laing’s Old Particular Feis Ile 2015

Posted on 20 May 2015 by Steve Prentice

Laphroaig 14 year old – Douglas Laing’s Old Particular – Feis Ile 2015 edition – 48.4% abv Info: This is 14 years old, 48.4% abv. It’s a single cask refill butt DL10694 yielding 636 bottles. Colour: Bright golden straw. Nose: It’s got … Continue reading →

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News & Interest: Laphroaig Live 2014 comes to Stockholm

Posted on 23 September 2014 by Steve Prentice

Tomorrow (Wednesday 24th September) at 8pm Swedish time (7pm UK time) the eighth annual Laphroaig Live will broadcast live from Sweden. This year’s show will be streamed live from a tiny island called Fjäderholmarna which is part of the archipelago just outside … Continue reading →

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Multi Review: Laphroaig 10yo, Quarter Cask, Triple Wood & 18yo

Posted on 13 November 2013 by Steve Prentice

I’ve been lucky enough to recently join a Twitter Tasting to review the four core malts of the Laphroaig range, i.e. 10 Years Old, Quarter Cask, Triple Wood and 18 Years Old. There’s many others out there, but these are … Continue reading →

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Review: Laphroaig 1998 / 15 Year Old / Sherry Cask / Signatory

Posted on 13 November 2013 by Steve Prentice

Laphroaig 1998 / 15yo – 60.8% Colour: Deep gold with reddy hues. Nose: Damp, musty, earthy dunnage oake, smoke whiffs, gentle trademark TCP whiffs. Slightly closed by the high ABV with a sweet winter fruity background that takes a second to … Continue reading →

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Review: Three Douglas Laing Provenance Bottlings (Arran, Highland Park, Laphroaig)

Posted on 20 August 2013 by Steve Prentice

Three Douglas Laing Provenance Bottlings Reviewed: Arran 16yo, Highland Park 14yo and Laphroaig 10yo I was recently lucky enough to check out three new summer releases from Douglas Laing & Co Ltd. / Douglas McGibbon & Co. Ltd. As part of their Provenance … Continue reading →

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Mini Review: Three Feis Ile 2013 Whiskies Reviewed (Laphroaig, Bruichladdich & Bunnahabhain)

Posted on 8 June 2013 by Steve Prentice

Laphroaig – Cairdeas 2013 Port Wood Edition – 51.30% Let’s call this a dapper golden pink in colour. Laphroaig on the nose, but just slightly restrained, gentle peat and fruit jostling together, not so much tcp. Smooth malty peat, slightly … Continue reading →

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