The most richly flavoured of all scotch whiskies
Details
700ml: 57.2% abv.
Distillery Release
Region: Islay
Cask Type: First fill Bourbon/American Oak QC
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Release Date: August 2017
Each year, Master Distiller John Campbell handcrafts a limited-edition malt to celebrate ‘Cairdeas’ (meaning ‘friendship’ in Gaelic). These bottles are only available from the distillery and online at their dedicated website.
For this 2017 Cairdeas release, the whisky has been firstly matured for over 5 years in first-fill Makers Mark casks before laying to rest for a second term in their smaller (125lt) quarter casks for an additional 6 months creating a more profound maturation through greater contact with the American oak.
Bottled at cask strength in Warehouse No.1 with no added colour, no chilling and a simple barrier filtration, the result is a soft and creamy whisky that thoroughly compliments the trademark peatiness of Laphroaig.
from thewhiskywash.com
NOSE: Gentle coffee cream and freshly sliced vanilla pods, building into sweet mint with notes of old hay and a background of beach bonfire then freshly sanded wood
BODY: Full bodied and complex
PALATE: A sweet vanilla dryness that develops into a creamy, oily mouth feel with bitter licorice root and a throat full of smoke
FINISH: Long, creamy and smoky
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