Laphroaig Càirdeas 2017 Cask Strength Quarter Cask Edition

Potent potable, tasty fruit notes. High octane for sure

It was the let down of the night (11 whiskies total). Not the worst of them but the expectations were very high for this one. => Tasting it again today, I completely changed my mind about it, maybe because my palate was worn the other day after tasting other 10 whiskyes (this one was the last), maybe because it opened a little bit or just maybe because today I'm alone and not influencied by my friends' opinions. On the nose I can smell smoked pork with some sweet vanilla background. It kind of reminds me of Rauchbier (that I simply adore) and it is a subtle but lovely nose! :) No sign of alcohol here in spite of the 57,2 abv. On the palate the peat hits hard along with some serious barrel spices, but as a lover of Talisker, I dig some spice! ;) Some citrus sweetness on the background. The finish is spicy and linger for some time... Yeah, I like it! Still don't think it deserves the 94 and whisky of the year that it got from the APP but also not by any chance a let down. A solid 90 points for me and changing my rating from 3 to 4 stars. Cheers!

Much stronger and less sweet than the normal quarter Cask. Did a side by side tonight. Both were great but the other was probably slightly more drinkable on a regular basis. Sometimes I want to be smacked and I used to go to ugea or corry for that but this will work too. Looking forward to experimenting with water or ice on this but just had it neat this tonight