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Laphroaig Yggdrasil 26, 1996-2022, Cask 5391, 48.7% – Jack Tar
Yggdrasil, the world tree in Norse mythology, is based in peat, or so it seems! This very old Laphroaig is bottled by Jack Tar, a Polish bottler that is rather focused on mythology themed bottlings. Not only of whisky, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Islay, Jack Tar, Laphroaig, Scotch, Single Malt, Whisky, Yggdrasil
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Laphroaig 13, 1992-2005, Bourbon Cask 3407, 59.5% – Signatory Vintage
Back when I started my whisky adventure I used to visit De Whiskykoning on a very regular basis (some say a too regular basis). After discovering Islay whiskies and cask strength independent casks, so fairly quickly, I was doubting between … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, De Whiskykoning, Islay, Laphroaig, Signatory Vintage
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Islay 1992-2002, 59.9% – James MacArthur’s
Interestingly, even with our current drive for information in the world of whisky and the flack that a lot of whiskies, brands and distilleries get for not disclosing enough, this doesn’t seem to have been a problem two decades ago … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Bourbon Cask, Islay, James MacArthur's, Laphroaig, Undisclosed Distillery
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Williamson 2010-2020, Refill Barrel twj-Lph01, 52.2% – The Whisky Jury
And yes, of course this is Laphroaig. Williamson is a regular name for undisclosed Laphroaig, named after Bessie Williamson, the distillery manager at Laphroaig from the Second World War to 1972, with her also being owner of the place since … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, Islay, Laphroaig, The Whisky Jury, Undisclosed Distillery, Williamson
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Unnamed Islay 30, 1991-2022, Bourbon Barrel 2674, 51.4% – Signatory Vintage for Wu Dram Clan
To celebrate their third anniversary, Wu Dram Clan released three very different whiskies. A Caperdonich, a Glenburgie and an Unnamed Islay. The Islay one is reviewed today, the other two will follow shortly, but with a week of Islay whiskies … Continue reading
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Tagged 1991, Anniversary, Islay, Kirsch Whisky, Laphroaig, Signatory Vintage, Undisclosed Distillery, Wu Dram Clan
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Laphroaig 25, 2016 edition, 48.6%
To start off 2023 I’m going to review some old Islay whiskies. Some of them are from my own collection, others are from samples I got sent in December and didn’t get around to because I had a cold for … Continue reading
Laphroaig 10, Cask Strength Batch #014, 58.6%
Generally, when official 10 year old Laphroaigs come out, they sell out instantly. Or at least, that was the premise to me, when I decided to get myself one of these. One half, to be exact, since my bottle was … Continue reading
Compass Box Menagerie, 46%
It’s been ages since I last tried a Compass Box whisky. Or at least, since I last reviewed one. There was the Transistor, which I did with Punk IPA next to it in February, but before that it was 2018. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blended Malt, Compass Box, Deanston, Glen Elgin, Highlands, Islay, Laphroaig, Menagerie, Mortlach, Speyside
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Laphroaig Cairdeas 12, Feis Ile 2009, 57.5%
An older sample I got somewhere, probably from Tom van Engelen, since he’s recently turned in to a supplier of good Islay whisky from years gone by. This one is from the Cairdeas (‘friendship, in Gaelic’) range, which is Laphroaig’s … Continue reading
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