ITEM: 91112
UPC: 080686813033
Laphroaig
laphroaig quarter cask 750ml
$65.99 SPECIAL $59.99
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 stone's 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 Laphroaig's distinctive peatiness.
On the nose the sensation is toffee and caramel, caused by the vanillas and tannins of the American oak, plus a dryness from the wood oil. The finish is long and alternates between this sweetness and smoke.
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
2013 SF World Spirits Competition - Silver Medal
2013 Beverage Tasting Institute (BTI) - Gold Medal
2013 International Spirits Challenge - Gold Medal
2013 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Silver Medal
2011 SF World Spirits Competition - Gold Medal
2010 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Gold Medal
2010 SF World Spirits Competition - Silver Medal
2009 SF World Spirits Competition - Silver Medal
2008 IWSC (Internation Wine & Spirits Competition) - Gold medal (Best in class)
2008 SF World Spirits Competition - Silver medal
2007 ISC (International Spirits Challenge) - Silver medal
2007 IWSC (Internation Wine & Spirits Competition) - Gold medal (Best in class)
2007 International Review of Spirits (BTI) - Gold medal
2007 SF World Spirits Competition - Silver medal
2006 Quality Drinks Awards Platinum Q Award
2006 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, double-gold award.
2005 Jim Murray's Whisky Bible - 95 points out of 100
2005 MALT MANIACS AWARDS - DAILY DRAM AWARD "its average score simply puts it so far ahead of any other candidate that we just had to give this award to the 'Quarter'."
2005 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Silver Medal and Best in Class (Single malt - Islay)
750ml Bottle
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