If he had some time, it starts off nice and soft. Size 700 ml Barcode 5010019636812 Added on 27 jul 2008 5:38 pm Photo by Whiskybase Shop Average value 404.28 Enjoy responsibly - Visit drinksmart.com. 2012.
Char driven and smoky with more wood and maritime air on the nose. Required fields are marked *. This websites is intended to serve general information purposes only. If you want to know the essence of Laphroaig, give this a sniff.
Long finish, dry and ashy once more with an asphalt aroma that works into the olfactory, pairing with light plum and peach, chemical smoke and a touch of burning charcoal and smoked meats. This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed . for this whisky. The reproduction and publishing (of parts of) the content of this website for non personal and/or commercial use, in whatever form, or in whatever way, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Whiskybase B.V.. This expression pays tribute to this notable warehouse on-premise, and I originally tasted this release for the first time while standing in Warehouse 1 on the Isle of Islay in Scotland. This year's Cirdeas reflects the unique maritime character developed by exclusive aging in our iconicWarehouse 1. One of the best deals in peated scotch today is Laphroaigs annual limited edition Cairdeas series (pronounced car-chuss and meaning friendship in gaelic).
I gave up on following the Cairdeas after the 2016 edition. Sweet. John Campbell can now be found as Production Manager at Lochlea Distillery. Congratulations Barry. Approximately 65. A creamy mouthfeel bears notes of dark chocolate and fresh herbs, oranges and slightly salty notes. New Whiskies 31 May 2019 Fis le 2019 Official Bottlings. Overall, a well-balanced Laphroaig with plenty to love. Char, leather, and woody resin. In the mouth: Oily texture, minty, menthol forceful peat, some lively raw spirit, toffee and sweet Scottish tablet, followed by wood spices. If it aint broke, dont fix it? Laphroaig Cairdeas Port and Wine Casks / Feis Ile 2020 Sometimes referred to as the most richly flavoured of all Scotch whiskies, Laphroaig is one of the most iconic island distilleries. It seems like Laphroaig has run out of ideas. But we could do with your support each month think of it as buying us a dram. Now, it can be all those things plus a little more. Back in 2008, Laphroaig decided to fully embrace its fan club the Friends of Laphroaig (FoL) and launched Cirdeas (pronounced a bit like care chase)as a yearly bottling to celebrate its existence. Creamy, oily appearance. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. American oak, then quarter casks then European-oak PX hogsheads, Laphroaig Cirdeas White Port and Madeira. Taking responsibility for your own actions. Laphroaig, despite being the biggest-selling Islay whisky, doesnt mess around with many special edition bottlings. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Support Malt Each Month By Becoming A Patron. Privacy Policy. As an 8-year wine barrel Lafouge, I really like it! Soft and wheaty with a gentle sourness and a touch of white wine fruit. Add tasting tags by clicking the flavours you recognized in this whisky. Otherwise the red fruit sweetness is the next to last long, everything else fades away rather quickly. I have sweet liquorice, smoked clams and dates wrapped in bacon. Classic flavours are elevated by a coastal character that can only come from sea spray and storms. This is sweeter and much more rounded than the 10, the QC is closer but this is more cunning.
Most of these editions are for the annual Feis Ile festival. FINISH Long -> Smoke, malt, minerality, graham and honey. We dont want to sell out, because we want to keep challenging the industry. And here they are.".
Salt plays with peat and red berries, iodine drips on tar and a hint of ash, caramel and phenol, seaweed and salt water, grapes and sweet berries. A well written, concise history lesson on the uneasy relationship between Laphroig and its whisky making neighbors. Triple wood: ex-bourbon, quarter casks, and oloroso sherry casks. Our Cirdeas expression for 2022 reflects how Friends bring out more in each other.
Good job Laph! After all, the eight years seem older than the no-age statement of the 2019 edition. Well integrated alcohol, a tiny bit of water opens up the aroma a lot. Your email address will not be published. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Please enter your details to make it easier for us to help you further. These flavors form interesting contrasts. I have a special place in my heart for Laphroaig and have been consistently and happily purchasing their Cairdeas range. Dark, more red fruits. But also leaves a touch of bitterness in the mouth Not in a very bad way but also not in the way that I would pay >200 Malty sweet, smoke, cheese, menthol, vanilla, caramel, fruit compote, Oily, earthy, plum wine, malt, dry, vanilla notes.
I like it better on the nose with a little water, but the mouthfeel is more intense and interesting with the full 52% vol. Master of Malt is a registered trade mark of Atom Supplies Limited. On the palate you get the expected smoke up front.
Matured in our iconic warehouse a skipping-stones throw from the Islay coast. Quite tight on the nose; the palate was rewarding. Laphroaig Cirdeas is an annual non-age-statement release that has been around in various incarnations since 2009. The alcohol is well integrated, nothing burned or tingled. Using someone else's notes / reviews to claim points. It's a place like no other that inspires the deeply complex character captured in each expression. An occasional visitor to distilleries and a member of the odd whisky club. But the wine is doing the real work here, bringing depth and tannin to the party, which cools Laphroaigs typically acrid and medicinal coastal peaty character to a smoky shoreline rumble, while adding fresh, jammy intonations. Bold, unique, and uncompromising: A bottle of Laphroaig is a truly thoughtful gift. Start on a high Thick and chewy, with a stack of dark sugar bittersweetness at the back and layers of boozy dark chocolate sauce on top. Only letters and optionally some numbers and/or underscores. If you have an account, sign in with your email address. On the tongue, the smoke stays in the background at first, the sweet fruits dominate. On the nose: Prickly peat, clean crisp spirit, dry vanilla, chalky and ashy, white fruit and apricot, dry smoke and light honey. This limited-edition single malt, aged in first-fill ex-Maker's Mark bourbon barrels, dials up our quintessential Laphroaig taste. Overall not spicy. The nose is reflected on the palate. Bottled at a fixed strength of 52.2%, this release honors a treasured partner whose contribution to our reknowned flavor profile is now given well deserved recognition. I have a bottle here, fresh and just opened, so let's dive on in. On the nose: Sweet red fruits, dry peat, sitting unharmoniously, ruby port more prominent than wine, toasted sugar, spicy peat, jam rolly-polly, raspberry Danish pastry, a little chalky and dry, ashy smoke. Laphroaig Cairdeas Overall rating 87.92/100 votes 540 Whiskybase ID WB176213 Category Single Malt Distillery Laphroaig Bottler Distillery Bottling Bottling serie Fis le 2020 Port & Wine Casks Bottled 05.2020 Casktype Bourbon Casks, Ruby Port & Wine Casks Strength 52.0 % Vol. Tasting notes are nutty, combined with a blend of toffee and cinnamon on the nose. Creamy caramel and sweet chocolate dominate the second sip before suddenly voluminous tort with iodine and salty sea water spread on the tongue. The LAPHROAIG CAIRDEAS mark is filed in the category of Wines and Spirits Products .
The outturn significantly increased too, with up to 30,000 bottles released each year. Laphroaig Cirdeas Origin. Chapeau. Our Cirdeas expression for 2022 reflects how Friends bring out more in each other. Peat takes a back seat here while providing nuance in the form of creamy sweetness, honey, plum and apricot and a touch of honey.
Take Tomatin distillery, which celebrates Graham Eunson (Distillery Operations Director) on each bottle of whisky, but whose distillery manager is the less publicised Janice Mair. Powerful, smoky - sweet aromas feel very soft on the tongue before they show their full strength. 300,00 Incl. First fill bourbon casks and Amontillado Sherry finish. Each year our Distillery Manager, John Campbell, crafts a limited edition malt to celebrate the Friends of Laphroaig and friendship ("Cirdeas" in Gaelic) in general. Just the right ABV, Peat will stay in your mouth for a very long time. We have 1,000s of 30ml drams in stock! By clicking Sign up, you confirm that you have read, understand and agree to our Privacy Policy. Well rounded.
But there is a huge problem at the back. The use of hyperlinks to (any page of) the website of Whiskybase B.V. is only allowed with prior written consent of Whiskybase B.V.. Whiskybase B.V. will not allow any hyperlink to (any page of) her website if the content, image or reputation of the host website is irreconcilable with the name, reputation, services or products of Whiskybase B.V. or the content of this website, in the opinion of Whiskybase B.V. Whiskybase B.V. respects the privacy of all users of this website and ensures that personal information provided to Whiskybase B.V. by email and/or by contact form, will be treated confidentially and in conformity with the Dutch Privacy Law (Wet Bescherming Persoonsgegevens). Overall, if you love your Laphroaig with a touch of stone fruit and apricot cobbler, this is a winner. Seaweed and iodine heavy, red fruit sweetness. 2013 marked a move to non-age statement releases and more colourful, consistent packaging.
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016 51.6% ABV ScotchNoob Mark: Price Range: $80 - $90 Acquired: (750 ml bottle) Purchased at K&L Wines in Redwood City, CA, $80 Islay / Laphroaig / Malt / Peat / Scotch / Single Malt Share This! On the nose, a balanced mixture of wine / port (where the port notes already dominate) and the character of the lacquer. Thank youYou have been added to our mailing list. Past releases have showcased single wood finishessmaller quarter casks from bourbon country, and fino sherry casks from Spains hallowed fortified wine producers. The fresh, salty sea breeze returns, accompanied by an intense peat smell and mineral notes. The flavors typical of Laphroaig were supplemented by the maturation and not overwhelmed, although the wine finish is rather subtly noticeable. Laphroaig Cirdeas Ileach Edition. Long-ish finish which eventually sweetens ever so slightly. Do quite like a smokey whisky. Eerily meaty as a result, less bacon but real beef steak on the sizzle zone. Only 1536 bottles. Classic flavours are elevated by a coastal character that can only come from sea spray and storms. All to many companies are thinking about how much the customers will pay not how much the customers are worth. For the full review go here: https://halbendrinks.de/2022/05/22/cairdeas/. 51.5% ABV. Spices and sweetness, smoke and smoked plum. Smoky, salty finish with the sweet fruit. Size 700 ml 750 ml Bottle code L0135 SB1 2131, L0136 SB1 2131 Barcode Creamy and full, creamy sweets, smoke, plums, honey, ash, caramel and milk chocolate, iodine, roasted nuts and salt. Its hard to call a Cairdeas release an unexpected winnertheir disappointments are few and far between. The Distillery Manager, Alan McConnochie, takes on a less public role here too; the distillery managers role is spread between all three distilleries. Monitoring product quality, cost, and delivery to confirm that all three remain within approved guidelines, Ensuring that the distillery employees meet production goals, Working with the Master Distillers [or Master Blenders] to make new whisky products while making sure that existing output maintains quality standards, Confirming that the distillery complies with health and safety regulations, Organising proper equipment maintenance and recording details about overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), Recording key information about the whisky production process, Filling out any necessary regulatory documentation to comply with the requirements of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Working with human resources and the distillery management team to recruit new employees when required, Serving as a brand ambassador to promote the distillery at public events. Shop by category.
The sweetness of fruit with the sweetness of vanilla. Arranged by The Whisky Sleuth and skilfully photographed by Ian Robinson. 2013 marked a move to non-age statement releases and more colourful, consistent packaging. We use cookies to improve your online experience. Transformed with water it gives rich toffee, fresh orchard fruits, vanilla and baking spices, and a strong dry ashy and chalky finish. Laphroaig adheres to the SWA Code of Practice for the Responsible Marketing and Promotion of Scotch Whisky. This block is only visible for Whiskybase members. Drm Mr Glen Garioch 2011, Glenrothes 2009 and Benriach 2008, Laphroaig Cirdeas 2020 Port & Wine Casks, Billy A. is drinking a 19|Gose - Solero V2 (2022) by Brew By Numbers at BrewDog Ealing, Billy A. is drinking a Post Mortem #2 (Pinot Noir) by Barney's Beer at Untappd at Home, Billy A. is drinking a Post Mortem #1 (Chardonnay) by Barney's Beer at Untappd at Home, Billy A. is drinking a Storming the Emperor's Castle: the Original, 3 Year Aged by Castle Rock Brewery at Untappd at Home, Billy A. is drinking a Mallow Mafia by BrewDog at Untappd at Home, Quarter casks finished in first-fill bourbon plus a pair of sherry butts, 50% ex-bourbon hogsheads (11yo), 50% first-fill ex-bourbon (15, 17 and 19yo).
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