The_Rev
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
September 24, 2016 (edited September 18, 2020)
If Ardbeg is the smoke monster, then Laphroaig brings the Vicks Vapo-Rub to the party. True story - you can kinda get high from intensely sniffing Vapo-Rub. Maybe discovering that in middle school has prejudiced me toward Laphroaig, I dunno. Anyways, the nose has a BIG hit of camphor, with peppermint, smoke, iodine, and sea salt with some vanilla sweetness. The palate initially explodes with smoke, but that pulls back to make room for that big, minty camphor quality. That sticks around for a bit with a ribbon of tar running through it, and then the smoke rolls back in and leaves a slightly sweet, ashy finish to linger.
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