jdriip
Laphroaig 10 Year Cask Strength (Batch 12)
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
July 12, 2021 (edited August 12, 2022)
Nose: Lemon, honey, pepper, brine, beach fire, vanilla.
Palate: Velvety, intense, complex, umami, vanilla, caramel, pepper, soot, tar, citrus fruits, beach fire, hint of fresh tennis balls, band-aids and burnt rubber, nice burn on the roof of my mouth and sides of my tongue.
Finish: Long, very pleasant with smoke, brine and citrus notes.
Empty glass smells of clambake on the beach with squeezed lemon.
Excellent whiskey and the 120 proof is very enjoyable.
I chose this whiskey for my 500th review because I think it symbolizes my journey over the last 2.5 years. Coming into this as a rum and coke guy with a serious sweet tooth, I thought what kind of freak would find fresh tennis balls, disinfectant, iodine, band-aids, burning rubber, tar, asphalt, chimney smoke, soot notes appealing? Yet here I am, a self described freak, I guess. Can’t wait for what the future of my whiskey journey will reveal.
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@robertmaxrees thanks buddy
excellent description, and congrats on that milestone!
@Scott_E thanks buddy
Nice review. 500, nice milestone with a good pour
@cascode @BDanner thanks guys
Congratulations! A great choice for the milestone review - hope to read many more. Cheers!
Oh, and congratulations on 500!
Great review. Very similar story to my whiskey experience (sub gin for rum). Now? Soot, ash, iodine, bandaids. Yum.
@Ctrexman @ContemplativeFox thanks guys
Big congrats on the milestone and a a great whiskey adventure so far!
Well done JD thats quite the milestone. You picked a good one to celebrate it
@dhsilv2 @PBMichiganWolverine @Cornmuse thanks guys
Great review! Nicely done and congratulations on 500!
Nice pour for the 500 mark!
Cheers buddy. I'm a good 100 behind you...I guess I better buy 100 more bottles....anyone want to spot me 20k to do it? lol. I really found this one over time became one I liked a good bit. Not great whisky imo but it's that mix of big, bold, in your face, but you can just drink it without over thinking it.
@pkingmartin @ctbeck11 thanks fellas.
Wow, 500 reviews is a major milestone. Congrats and great pick to celebrate!
Congrats on 500! Great review and I look forward to reading many more of your reviews.