Laphroaig Càirdeas 2021 Pedro Ximenez Casks

NOSE Smoke, coppery dried dark fruit (plum heavy), herbal, malty, cocoa, nutty with a slight vegetal note. Not bad, not bad at all. Not my favorite Laphroaig Cairdeas nose, but not bad. PALATE Coppery dried dark fruit (blackberry heavy), smoke, herbal, malty, nutty, cocoa, freeze-dried strawberries, with slight vegetal and menthol notes. It’s a bold, brute force, flavor profile. FINISH Long -> Smoke, dried dark fruit and malty sweetness fades out to smoky cocoa, menthol and copper.

Very warm. Lots of pepper. Peaty, fruity, and slightly smoky. Hints of cherry and chocolate. Rich and complex.

I have already closed my top ten rankings for best whisky of 2021, and after i did, this INCREDIBLE WHISKY APPEARED IN MY LIFE. Let me start telling you, that if i had another bottle, i would never share it again, i don't care if "Cairdeas" is the Gaelic word for friendship or anything like that. This is one of the most wonderful drams i have had this year (and i went crazy on good bottles in 2021). It has already reached my top ten of 2022, it is that good. Bottled at 58.9%abv, Chesnut color. On the nose: perfection. On the palate: perfection. Aftertaste: perfection. There you go, that is my review, lol. Ok let's get real: on the nose: Maple syrup, nerf toys, pond, fishtank, fresh smell from a new car, Figs and Cough syrup. YES ALL THAT CRAZY STUFF. After a first sip, aroma gave me a sheet of paper, chocolate, coffe and peat. Swamp, Wet grass, rainforest. On the palate it is just too good. Cherries, maple syrup, sulphur, Peat. I actually wrote while tasting it: "Es buenisima esta mi*rda" which translates to "this is some serious good sh*t". A sherry madness with salt. Such a beauty. Aftertaste gave me plastic notes, bacon; very dry. Chocolate, Peat and Salt. Perfectly delivered and long finish. Overall, Can you guess what my score is for it? You know me. It is a 100. BUY IT. OR DON'T, LEAVE IT ALL FOR ME. Slànte