Laphroaig Cairdeas Amontillado, 200th Anniversary & Madeira Single Malt Review
Laphroaig is of course one of the most famous Islay whisky brands and one that positively revels in its ’peat monster’ categorisation. However, its core range is something that many find a little underwhelming. Indeed the standard 10 year release is something I haven’t bought in a few years now. Yes it offers peat and plenty of it but it doesn’t offer much in the way of complexity or nuance. For me it has been a much safer bet to explore the cask strength Laphroaig releases, especially if they are bottled by an indie bottler. My first introduction to cask strength Laphroaig was through the Cairdeas annual releases available through their ‘Friends of Laphroaig’ portal. Since everyone is going all ‘2016’ right now I thought I may as well do some time travelling of my own and finally put out my notes of some of the Cairdeas range that I managed to own and enjoy of the years. So at least 10 years too late here are my notes 0n the releases from 2014 through to 2106. These bottles are obviou...
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