Quarter Cask is a No Age Statement Laphroaig. It is regular Laphroaig that has received a finish on quarter casks. Quarter Cask , having a quart the size of a normal cask, hence the name, has a larger surface to volume ratio. This results in larger wood impact to the spirit, well some would call this a slightly speeded up maturation
Nose : sweet, peaty and floral.
Palate : Again quite sweet, with some floral notes and a background of peat
Finish : Long and peaty
This is a dram for peat lovers. The peat is dominating, but its a very delicate and drinkable whisky, despite its young age and relative high ABV. Recently I found a lot of the Laphroaigs distillery bottlings sligtly floral, opposed to independent Laphroaigs. It's all a matter of taste but personally I prefer the independent bottlings of Laphroag out there, with the 10yo cask strength being on the same level
It's no where floral on the same level or same kind as many associate with Bowmore, especially Bowmore from a few years back!
Rating 83
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