Advent 2022 #20 - Laphroaig Triple Wood

I really want to try this one to see how it compares to the Cairdeas from a few years ago. I wonder if it’s a possibly serviceable alternative.

Laphroaig Triple Wood, Islay Single Malt, 48% ABV

Minutia: Matured in bourbon, quarter, and European oak ex-Oloroso casks. Reviewed blind, neat in an opaque glencairn.

Color: Burnished; 1.1.

Nose: Smoke and ash. Crisp fruit in the smoke. Icing later.

Taste: Musty with spices. Also pepper and heat.

Finish: Must. Leather. Longer.

Guess: It’s tough, but I’m going to say Triple Wood.

So, this is a good whisky and it makes sense that lots of whisky fans were over the moon about a cask strength version of it. Interestingly enough, this scores a tier below the Cairdeas, which checks out – that’s the same whisky but a tier above.

Score: 83

Musical Evocation: Iron Maiden – “Die with Your Boots On”