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Laphroaig Càirdeas 2018 Fino Cask Finish
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
June 14, 2018 (edited July 6, 2019)
This is bananas, or at least the nose is. That was the dominant note I got from a couple of samples at a tasting event last week. It tastes very much like the 2014 Amontillado bottling, with a thick mouthfeel and flavors of sweet smoke. The finish is creamy and medicinal. Probably the best in the series since 2015.
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@LeeEvolved On sale already in a couple of places online and should be widely available within two weeks. I liked the 2015 a lot but think the 2014 is my favorite, more so even than the 2013, which everyone other than me loves.
Wow, I’m really excited to get my hands on a few bottles of this one. Sadly, I don’t think it would take much to make it better than the 2015-2017 Cairdeas bottles. Those were all rather uninspiring IMHO.