I’ve been looking forward to this one for ages. So many comments about how great this is, plus the fact that I simply love Laphroaig, left me pretty eager. I grabbed a bottle, and before even trying it based on reviews I picked up another when it happened to be on a local shelf. As has happened with so many whiskies I’ve bought, it ended up behind others already owned in line and sometimes even got leapfrogged as I work to get my temporally relevant reviews caught up, but finally it got it’s chance to shine. Did it?
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2019 Triple Wood Cask Strength, Islay Single Malt, 59.5% ABV
Minutia: Matured in ex-bourbon, ex-Oloroso, and quarter casks for some amount of time before bottling in March 2019. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.
Color: Auburn, polished mahogany; 1.5.
Nose: Smoke with a medicinal twinge. Mostly industrial, tar/blacktop, but definite fruit. All behind a musty overlay.
Taste: Big oak, spice, dry smoke. Chemical.
Finish: Musty smoke. Oak. Salt.
Classic Laphroaig. A lot to like. Tastes great, but the nose is the star of the show. Very happy I trusted you fine people and grabbed that second bottle.
Score: 86
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