jonwilkinson7309
Laphroaig An Cuan Mór
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
April 26, 2020 (edited April 6, 2021)
This is a very nice whiskey that I'll probably never buy (this review is based on a 2 ounce sample). That's not because I have no idea when I'll find myself in an airport again. While it's probably one of the better travel retail exclusive bottles at the moment (at least I think it's still a TR exclusive) it doesn't stand out from the rest of Laphroaig's offerings.
I'd love to try this alongside the 10 and the 10 Cask Strength, because it seems to be highly similar to both, with an ABV somewhere in between. It certainly has the same ashy peat, sea salt, vanilla and medical notes.
If the An Cuan Mor was priced midway between the 10 and the 10 Cask Strength, I probably would buy it. But it appears to run about $100, around $40 more than I think it's worth in comparison to the 10s. But who knows? Maybe the next time I'm in an airport (and thrilled to be traveling again), the excitement will get the better of me. It's certainly not a bottle I'd be unhappy to consume.
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Yeah initially I really rated this (when I was starting out on my whiskey journey) but later on I thought yeah decent dram a 4 but wouldn't buy another bottle. The CS 10 batch 10 I had walked all over it in terms of complexity. If I could only drink that and the Lore as my two peated drams for the rest of my life I'd due happy :-)