Laphroaig PX Cask

My favorite whiskey to date. The smokeiness isn't as significant as other Laphroaig whiskeys. Even though it's extremely easy to drink, it still feels like it has a good body.

I feel like the color got noticibly browner since the last time I opened this. 🤔 Might be time to get some nitrogen cannisters Nose: opens with classic Laphroaig peat smoke, as you acclimate, the dank dusty sherry notes come through. Cherry and red wine come through here too, maybe blackberry/blackcurrant? Woody oak comes through as well with a drying sensation. A nice pleasant floral sweetness too. Getting a hint of maple syrup? As I've drank through some, vanilla starts to present a bit. Palate: relatively chewy/thick. Still getting a strong amount of smoke and peat phenols here, this is still strongly a Laphroaig. Earthy, smoky, and with nice potent salinity. I feel like my memory here tells me this used to be lighter/brighter on the palate. Getting a nice amount of sherry influence here, but less than the nose. mildly sweet, definitely dark stewed fruit notes here. Maybe a bit of plum? A hint of blackberry? I am seeing more of the quarter cask's stronger and astringent wood notes here now that I've tried that. Finish: mildly tannic wood, classic rubber/phenolic Laphroaig finish notes are there, but feels slightly less than, say, the 10. There is also some longering fruit sweetness

Glad I picked this up while travelling. PX goes very well with Laphroaig! Yummy!

Color: looks like a burgandy or pinot noir. Nose: complex, peat smoke hits first. Followed by a sherry fruit note. Dried fruit, raisin/cranberry. Maybe a hint of strawberry? Palate: this is beautiful, sherry hits big and strong, a beautiful fruitiness that gently gives way to classic Laphroaig notes. Some strong woodiness, a decent peatiness. Its sweet. Sherry is an earthy character. Finish: some wood tanin, and dried fruit.

Nose: smoke, earthy, herbal. First more sherried, and sweet, dried fruits, raisin later on more briny and herbal Palate: starts lightly, fruity, then turns into smoky later on more and more peppery Finish: long sweet, sticky, like smoked honey, bit drying, tobacco/herbal Very good dram

The Laphroaig PX Cask is triple matured, i.e. the spirit is sequentially matured, first in American oak ex-bourbon barrels, then quarter casks made from the same barrel type, and finally in European oak Pedro Ximénez sherry butts. Nose: definitely sherry forward with rich, dense fruits (dates and raisins) and minimal peat and smoke Palate: intense peat with a sherry kick; somewhat dry and astringent, iodine and ash Finish: longish with slowly decaying sweetness, an astringency at the back of the mouth persists