DigitalArc
Laphroaig 10 Year Cask Strength (Batch 1)
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
December 2, 2020 (edited April 29, 2021)
What I get: peat, sea salt, honeyed malt, citrus, ash, oil, and a marginal brininess that works well into the finish to tame what I don't get: chilis and pepper. (I eat spicy food often, and I hardly ever get chili and pepper notes in the finish when drinking whisky - as I would much rather drink, than eat, a bottle).
As the bottle goes further down, oxidation rounds out the flavors so that the experience is a tad like pulling lemon-honeyed essence from charcoal briquettes. And down it goes, smooth as eau de vie, as the finish still tingles in the mouth. This may be peatiest monster I've slain - but onto another peated dragon again.
Notes: Batch 11.
90.0
USD
per
Bottle
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Thanks for single-handedly funding the Australian government @cascode
@cascode and then there’s always Australia :-)
You guys don't know when you are lucky. The best price I can find out here is US$200 a bottle. It's insane.
@DigitalArc @WhiskeyLonghorn Price is €70-€80 over here so, yes, a considerable hike from the regular 10 YO’s, even with the jump in ABV taken into account.
@WhiskeyLonghorn On the same page as you. Buenos Dias.
@DigitalArc this was going for over $100 when I saw it last week. That’s criminal pricing....
@CKarmios Yes, if discounted.
But the question remains. If asked would you slay this Islay beastie again?