Laphroaig PX Cask

Oct 2019. Clear medium gold. Aromatic xo brandy, sweet dried figs, roasted longan honey, sweet smoky in nose. Sweet spicy, red wine tannin, campfire, roasted dark prune, and toasted wild berry in the palate. Ok balance fruity smoky finish.

LAPHROAIG PX CASK TRIPLE MATURED 48% JUL 2020 CAVEAT THAT THESE ARE OLD OPENED SAMPLE BOTTLES, SITTING AROUND FOR APPROX 3 MONTHS Raisin, sweetness, grapes, mid peppery 2.75 Bitterness, raisin, sherry influence nutty raisin, creamy, butter 2. Mid peaty and with a nice sweetness with the sherry influence (berries) 2.5 2.25 Undiluted Nosing: hit hard on the start with sharp, peppery, peat, barbecue - midway and it quickly open up to tinge of fruitiness, vanilla, caramel is strong too. All through a burning alcohol through your tracts Palate: Light initially - followed by a hit of spiciness, iodine, medicinal and oiliness. Smokiness is light. Flavour is a lot stronger than the likes of four oaks Finish: After-taste has typical Laphroaig smoke. But the brininess lingers in your mouth References: Compared to Four oaks, I would say this, personally, loses in comparison. The peatiness is tamed and light which I adore about Laphroaig; but this offers a fruitier burst of flavour that you do not get with four oaks. I would prefer triple wood instead or lore for a more rounded flavour. The latter would be my choice though.

Nose: classic Laphroaig vampire smoke, but somewhat more muted in its intensity. Plenty of oak as well. And finishing in a faint baked apple notes of dry sherry. Palate: very nice oily texture that emphasise the initial herbal notes of the dram, but also explodes the iodine and smoke notes as the liquid roll into the back of the mouth. Feels like a more balanced version of the 10yo. Finish: dry, a faint lingering of sweet baked apples from a dry sherry. Water opens up more of the wood notes in the nose and removes much of the smoke from the palate in favour of more vanilla and dry sweetness from the sherry.

Good Laphroaig, much smoke.

Initial nose is pure campfire. After sitting for ten minutes the nose takes on more of the sherry finish with a smoky background, interesting juxtaposition. Taste is sweet with fruits and smoke in the finish, which lingers. Overall very enjoyable, a dram to savor!