Laphroaig Quarter Cask Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Laphroaig Quarter Cask Islay Single Malt Scotch WhiskyCOLOR: Full sparkling gold. NOSE: Burning embers of peat in a crofter's fireplace, hints of coconut and banana aromas. BODY: Full bodied. PALATE: Deep, complex, and smoky, yet offers and surprises the palate with a gentle sweetness. FINISH: Really long, and dries appropriately with smoke and spice. This expression offers an irresistible doubling of flavor due to the double maturation in two casks made of American oak. Still maturing whisky from our

COLOR: Full sparkling gold.

NOSE: Burning embers of peat in a crofter's fireplace, hints of coconut and banana aromas.

BODY: Full bodied.

PALATE: Deep, complex, and smoky, yet offers and surprises the palate with a gentle sweetness.

FINISH: Really long, and dries appropriately with smoke and spice.

This expression offers an irresistible doubling of flavor due to the double maturation in two casks made of American oak.

Still-maturing whisky from our standard ex-bourbon barrels is transferred to quarter casks and left to rest in our warehouse just a stone’s throw from the Atlantic shore.

This process represents Laphroaig breathing new life into a once-defunct tradition: the use of the smaller cask size, which ensures increased contact with the oak, creating a soft and velvety edge to complement Laphroaig’s distinctive peatiness.

On the nose the sensation is toffee and caramel, caused by the vanillas and tannins of the American oak, plus a dryness from the wood oil.

The finish is long and alternates between this sweetness and smoke.

AWARDS

2013 SF World Spirits Competition – Silver Medal

2013 Beverage Tasting Institute (BTI) – Gold Medal

2013 International Spirits Challenge – Gold Medal

2013 International Wine & Spirit Competition – Silver Medal

2011 SF World Spirits Competition - Gold Medal

2010 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Gold Medal

2010 SF World Spirits Competition - Silver Medal

2009 SF World Spirits Competition - Silver Medal

2008 IWSC (Internation Wine & Spirits Competition) - Gold medal (Best in class)

2008 SF World Spirits Competition - Silver medal

2007 ISC (International Spirits Challenge) - Silver medal

2007 IWSC (Internation Wine & Spirits Competition) - Gold medal (Best in class)

2007 International Review of Spirits (BTI) - Gold medal

2007 SF World Spirits Competition - Silver medal

2006 Quality Drinks Awards Platinum Q Award

2006 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, double-gold award.

2005 Jim Murray's Whisky Bible - 95 points out of 100

2005 MALT MANIACS AWARDS - DAILY DRAM AWARD “…its average score simply puts it so far ahead of any other candidate that we just had to give this award to the 'Quarter'.”

2005 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Silver Medal and Best in Class (Single malt - Islay)