ABV: 48%

Casks: Bourbon barrels, quarter casks

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Color: Gold

 

Nose: Medicinal iodine and peat make it clear which destillery we're talking about, overpowering the other aromas; hints of vanilla, freshly cleaved wood, and rowanberries. 11/25

Taste: A nice peppered vanilla and caramel taste, with the medicinal oaky sweetness underneath. A touch of grass after a while. 19/25

Finish: Sweet and long, peppered vanilla. 19/25

Style: Really nicely balanced once you get past the first hit of medicinal peat. 19/25

Total: It's a great classic. 68/100

Traditional score: 84/100

Laphroaig Quarter Cask