Laphroaig Quarter Cask Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
(750 ml) [IWSC 98]

Notes from the Maker:
Laphroaig Quarter Cask offers an irresistible doubling of flavour, due to the double maturation in two barrels made of American oak. Still-maturing whisky from our standard ex-bourbon barrels is transferred to quarter casks and left to rest in our warehouse just a stones throw from the Atlantic shore. This process represents Laphroaig breathing new life into a once-defunct tradition: the use of the smaller cask size, which ensures increased contact with the oak, creating a soft and velvety edge to complement Laphroaigs distinctive peatiness.

TASTING NOTES
COLOUR: Full sparkling gold
NOSE: Burning embers of peat in a crofters fireplace, hints of coconut and banana aromas
BODY: Full bodied
PALATE: Deep, complex and smoky yet offers and surprises the palate with a gentle sweetness
FINISH: Really long, and dries appropriately with smoke and spice

Awards/Reviews

Best Scotch Islay Single Malt (No Age Statement) - World Whiskies Awards 2023

98 Points - Intl Wine & Spirits Competition 2021

"Rich and smoky with an elegant, dried fruit nose, jammed with sultanas and liquorice. Toffee and light brown sugar sweetness harmonise beautifully with charred embers and medicinal high notes and lively spice on the finish."

Gold - SF World Spirits Competition 2021

90-95 Points, Best Buy - Wine Enthusiast

"The first nosings find clean, apple peel-like and peat-free scents; later inhalations find a more sea breeze like, mildly briny character. Palate entry is lean, earthy, moderately smoky and lemony; midpalate is oily with flavors of ash, peat, sweet malt and brine. Concludes sweet, peaty and cigarette ash-like, with a bite of green olive."

91 Points - Whisky Advocate

"This expression is aged for approximately 5 years in bourbon barrels before spending a final few months in quarter casks. Characteristic tar, engine oil, and ashy peat on the nose. Oily and full on the palate, with sweet grain notes, cinnamon, seaweed, hot peat, and black pepper. The finish is long and powerful, with persistent peat and chili, plus a sprinkling of sea salt."