A vibrant, oily dram with brine, minerals, apples and lemons, developing into motor oil, ashy smoke, ginger and white pepper.
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A vibrant, oily dram with brine, minerals, apples and lemons, developing into motor oil, ashy smoke, ginger and white pepper.
A sublime Laphroaig with aromas of olives, kelp and rubber, followed by mangoes, passion fruit and a long, sharp saline finish.
Sweet wine softens Laphroaig’s usual markers, bringing lovely chestnut honey, delicate smoke and old cognac notes, though purists may prefer the purer spirit of…
A dazzling blend of honey-like broom flowers, chocolate, camphor and mango leads to a dry, subtly bitter palate and a surprisingly long marmalade, mint and…
A magnificent, antique Laphroaig with mango, brine, iodine and peat, bridging the legendary 1960s 10-year-olds and contemporary expressions.
A beautifully balanced, smoky whisky with vanilla cream, citrus fruit, bitter almonds and a lingering seawater finish.
A very peaty dram with ashes, brine, preserved lemons and salted liquorice, becoming softer and more complex with water.
An incredible whisky, extremely close to the Cadenhead bottling, with a long finish of iodine, ashes, pepper, salt and a touch of citrus.
Powerful and unmistakably Laphroaig, with sodden ashes, seawater, grapefruit, cough syrup and eucalyptus, followed by a long, austere finish.
A lovely, soft and round sherry profile of crème brûlée, walnut cake, cherries and peppers, finishing long on bitter chocolate and cherry pipe tobacco.
An impressive nose of wintery peat smoke, roasted nuts and baked bread gives way to a complex palate, though it could use more oomph and less oak.
A wild profile of broth, bone marrow, prunes, dark chocolate and tar settles into a lovely, saline dram with a long finish of pears poached in wine.
A ruby Port finish works remarkably well, delivering raspberry cake, cherry tart, sweet cherries, violet liqueur and freshly ground pepper.
A clean, precise Tullibardine with malty, yeasty depth, cooked and fresh apples, sourdough, pepper and a gentle farmhouse-cider finish.
love this nose - exactly what i want from a clynelish. fruity, waxy, light smoke, a little herbal. much more of the smoke comes out on the palette, but its…
A harmonious whisky with dense varnished notes, peppermint, bright apple and orange peel, balanced by sweet almond, salted caramel, oak spice and tobacco.
A taut, powerful Clynelish with waxes, citrus and propolis, finishing long and austere with a few sharp slaps of green pepper.
A very, very lovely Clynelish, with wax, church candles, modelling clay, linseed oil, mandarins, zests and a long, slightly salty finish.