Cairdeas gaming

This creates a complex expression that is full of character that we've bottled at cask strength to ensure rich and intricate flavours. Here's to friendship! Colour: Tawny. Nose: Medicinal, nutty and sweet with notes of pine tar, strong almond and marzipan, hazelnut and praline character combine with candyfloss, stewed apple and toffee but also cherries, gooseberries and cinnamon. Taste: Smoky and peaty with slightly ashy notes of cured ham and grilled bacon but also sweet and fruity flavours of Manuka honey, liquorice roots, but also cooked apples, malt and oak spices edging toward pencil shavings.

Finish: Still hot and spicy, with a touch of sea salt and dried seaweed. We recently relaunched the Friends of Laphroaig programme, and have updated the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Please accept you have read and understand these new Terms and Conditions to login into your account and get access to the new Friends of Laphroaig programme.

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Please log in to your Friends of Laphroaig account Registered Customers. The Cairdeas releases often experiment with different wood finishes, such as Madeira , Quarter Cask , and Fino , but for , Laphroaig did not only one, but two finishes.

Laphroaig Triple Wood is first aged in ex-bourbon barrels as normal Laphroaigs are, then finished in quarter casks smaller barrels , and finally in ex-Oloroso barrels. The 10 year cask strength has already set a high bar, so I have high expectations for the Cairdeas Triple Wood. No matter what, every cask strength Laphroaig is going to be an intensely peaty, savory, and rich Scotch, definitely not for everyone. So far, this Laphroaig smells amazing: smoky, savory, spicy, and sweet.

Swirling makes the alcohol punch a little harder, and then turns into a sweet and smoky meatiness that gives way to some dark fruits. As my nose adjusts to the smoke, I start to smell more honey, dried apricots, raisins, dried berries, and vanilla that come and go, nicely completing the peat. Peat it still the dominant scent now with smoked wood, white pepper, and dried mushrooms, with the occasional floral citrus and underlying vanilla creaminess.

As the liquid subsides in the glass, I start to smell more grapefruit and tropical fruits that gain their footing as the peat and alcohol taper. Laphroaig Cairdeas Triple Wood has an absolutely awesome nose. I would have loved to get more Oloroso notes though. Wow, Laphroaig Cairdeas packs a lot of brown sugar and honey sweetness with nearly as much charred oak, burnt meat ends, and smoke, but little sherry influence.

The alcohol has quite a bite, the opposite of the nose, which lulled me into thinking it would be calm. Even with smaller sips I still struggle to pick out specific fruit notes.

The potent alcohol kick is still there, but not out of the ordinary for The fruit tends to appear more in the finish than the palate. This Cairdeas has a barbeque-y and savory finish. Still, this tastes great, so buckle up for the ride. I was looking for a stronger infusion of dark fruits to liven-up the experience, but my expectations may not match their intentions.