The KOTQ has enjoyed 20 tastings from the Laphroaig distillery
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Laphroaig Islay 1815 - Today Black Bottle and Long John
       
Status Ownership Water Source Production
Active Beam Suntory The Kilbride Dam 3,378,500 liters/year
       
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LAPHROAIG Triple Distilled Triple Wood 15Q1 - LAPHROAIG 10 Triple Distilled Triple Wood [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Lakeview
Alarmingly caramel
A big WOW
more time with it and I like it better...Id buy it for $60 (current price)
15Q1-Lakeview March 7th, 2015
LAPHROAIG yo 21Q4 - LAPHROAIG 10 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bluff
Smoke and petrol
Shy
Short
21Q4-Lakeview December 11th, 2012
Bop
Oily and rubbery
Watery on the back edge not a complete experience
Stays very sour
Laphroaig 10 has COMPLETELY changed. It no longer is polarizing and the litmus test for having the capacity to love single malt scotch. Things have changed up to and including inventory drains preventing Laphroaig 10 from being Laphroaig 10.
21Q4-Lakeview December 11th, 2012
Lakeview
Oily, iodine, sherry, rubbery
Bahamas Atlantis slide
Frank Costanza
21Q4-Lakeview December 11th, 2012
LAPHROAIG yo 00Q2 - LAPHROAIG 10 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bop
Gold Amber/Ruby
Salty - Sea Dog
Firm
Salty
Peaty - organic
I hear sea gulls when I nose Laphroaig. Adventure of the sea.
00Q2-Lakeview May 26th, 2000
Centennial
Lamplight
Socks after basketball
Fast/quick
Salt - of the 3rd planet
Tangy
00Q2-Lakeview May 26th, 2000
Cyclone
Orange
Smoked Ribs - Ribfest
Enveloping - coats the tongue
Very accepting
Gentle. Melts away with smoked rib aftertaste
Brings up great memories. Others taste salt?!?
00Q2-Lakeview May 26th, 2000
Irving
Medium brown
Approachable open fire
Fun, light bitter
Buttery
Meandering
Warm campfire. Could drink it all night.
00Q2-Lakeview May 26th, 2000
Lakeview
Buttery
Ash burning embers
Woodsy
Salty
I feel like I am sitting by the fire at Scout camp when I throw back a dram of Laphroaig.
00Q2-Lakeview May 26th, 2000
Tao
Maple - blond
Sharp - Ribfest
T.T. Kersey (?)
Lots o peat
Please don't
Strong smoke & peat
00Q2-Lakeview May 26th, 2000
LAPHROAIG yo 15Q1 - LAPHROAIG 10 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Lakeview
Nose is subtle and then the heat comes like a freight train
I like it more each time I pick it up and drink it
15Q1-Lakeview March 7th, 2015
LAPHROAIG yo 00Q1 - LAPHROAIG 10 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bop
Light gold
Sports Creme
Rich
Salty
Sinus burn
The best thing about Laphroaig is the finish - its fun!!!
00Q1-Centennial March 11th, 2000
Centennial
Halo of light gold
Very Oaky, regal
Light
Woody, salty
Memorable
00Q1-Centennial March 11th, 2000
Irving
Wood fire at the beach on a cold summer evening
Peaty reek
Smoke & Salt
Long, salty
00Q1-Centennial March 11th, 2000
Lakeview
Brown
Tangy sweet/ Ben Gay
Salty
Strong, lingers
00Q1-Centennial March 11th, 2000
LAPHROAIG yo 00Q2 - LAPHROAIG 15 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bop
Like a dark sunset
Where's the sea gulls?!? Loses its distinction
Edgy
Mellowed
Tangy
More mature than 10 year with complexities - like good spaghettis
00Q2-Lakeview May 26th, 2000
Centennial
Pale
Easy
Lighter
Easy
Much smoother almost caramel
Best yet
00Q2-Lakeview May 26th, 2000
Cyclone
Scattered - inconsistent
Thick, bold - fire is put out
More aggressive than 10
Molasses
Bolder taste than 10 with gentle
touch Very complex - large variation of things going on.
00Q2-Lakeview May 26th, 2000
Irving
Nutty
Barnyard - doesn't match taste
Full, bitter, tangy, burnt smoke
Soapy
Flat
Much fairer nose than 10 year
00Q2-Lakeview May 26th, 2000
Lakeview
Copper
Hair raising, raisin, sugar
Explosion
Bitter - felt like someone poured an ashtray in my mouth
Not an enjoyable experience other than the nose.
00Q2-Lakeview May 26th, 2000
Tao
Lighter than 10
Less than 10
Same as 10
Less Sharp than 10
Like 10 year but less distinguished. Smoother - but more Mancini than Guaraldi.
00Q2-Lakeview May 26th, 2000
LAPHROAIG yo 04Q1 - LAPHROAIG 15 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bluff
Sea mist, smoke
Medium
Iodine, followed by sweet peppers
Warm, gentle
04Q1-Bluff March 27th, 2004
Bop
Salty sea
Smoky; peaty; lively
Slight salt
This is good
04Q1-Bluff March 27th, 2004
Cyclone
Salty, iodine, peaty
Light - Calista Flockheart
Salty, peat/non-aggressive
Easy, smokey
04Q1-Bluff March 27th, 2004
Lakeview
Peat, salt
Salty dog!
Smoking, lingering
04Q1-Bluff March 27th, 2004
Tao
Campfire
LP
04Q1-Bluff March 27th, 2004
Ville
Smoky
Fun, pleasant
Soft, sweet
Quick, tart
04Q1-Bluff March 27th, 2004
LAPHROAIG yo 03Q1 - LAPHROAIG 15 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
LAPHROAIG Limited Edition 21Q1 - LAPHROAIG 16 Limited Edition [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bop
Toasted marshmallow
Wonderful smoke caramelization stays
More caramelization in this finish than the 10
An amazing accomplishment
21Q1-Badger March 13th, 2021
Lakeview
Wild ocean meets campfire, with chocolate
Fiery
Holy heck, it was like a smoke fire started in my mouth
Keeps getting better with each sip/taste
At $99.99 a must BUY
21Q1-Badger March 13th, 2021
LAPHROAIG Old Malt Cask 05Q3 - LAPHROAIG 16 Old Malt Cask [Douglas Laing bottling at Cask Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bluff
Gotta be Laphroaig
Richly textured
Iodine, sweet and hot
Warm and long, coating
05Q3-Tao October 1st, 2005
Bop
Fire in the nose
Fantastic
Fun
Party scotch - not a go-to-bed scotch
05Q3-Tao October 1st, 2005
Irving
Sweet seaweed
Rich
Iodine unfolds, great lingerer
awesome finish the unfolds and goes on and on...
Buy it!
05Q3-Tao October 1st, 2005
Lakeview
Heather and esters
Inviting, like a fire in winter
Warm and embracing - calling me back for another sip
I knew it was Islay, but wasn't completely sure about Laphroaig, that is until Brother Tao inadvertantly revealed the answer.... Tao, thanks for a fantastic tasting, the basement is an ideal venue to share in uisge bertha...
05Q3-Tao October 1st, 2005
Ville
Fire in the nose, salt
medium
Awesome, but it!
05Q3-Tao October 1st, 2005
LAPHROAIG yo 10Q4 - LAPHROAIG 18 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Balgam
Peaty Smoky
Jessica Simpson
Lemon Grass. Smooth.Open spicy. Sweet start
Malt. Vinash - Creamy
10Q4-Bluff January 8th, 2011
Bluff
Holy crap smoke iodine peat
Smoke, fireplace marshmallow smores anise
warm and coating - lovely
really nice and a worthy successor of Laphroiag 15.
10Q4-Bluff January 8th, 2011
Bop
Peat eucalyptis
Brilliant standard Laphroaig. Taste profile: smoke, peat
Some creaminess smooth
10Q4-Bluff January 8th, 2011
Hoopie
Smoke and peat hits right away
ScarJo
Bonfire outdoors
10Q4-Bluff January 8th, 2011
Lakeview
Traditional peat but less
Supple Sofia Vegara
Honey with peaty salty
Starts soft and ends with a show
Must Buy! Brilliant
10Q4-Bluff January 8th, 2011
LAPHROAIG yo 05Q4 - LAPHROAIG 30 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bop
Elbow-bright. Handsome.
Very strong but not just peat / salt but also barley malt. Intense.
Marvelous
Special occasion single malt.
05Q4-Lakeview February 25th, 2006
Irving
Caramel
Syrupy
Delicious, layers of wood and sugars
05Q4-Lakeview February 25th, 2006
Lakeview
slight peat, grassy
Definitely has Islay elements but not intense
Triggers an impulse to have another sip
In my Top 10, thank you so much Brother Ville for sharing this wonderful expression with us... a real treasure...
05Q4-Lakeview February 25th, 2006
LAPHROAIG yo 08Q2 - LAPHROAIG 30 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bop
Perfect
Perfect
Perfect
Perfect
A perfect and dare I say sexy scotch. It is delicious in the nose, palatte, and finish. Quite an accomplishment.
08Q2-Bluff May 31st, 2008
LAPHROAIG 1988 04Q4 - LAPHROAIG nas 1988 [Signatory bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bluff
Buttery, peaty, some iodine
Bold
Sweet, then spicy, estery
Nice play of sweet and spice on the tongue
04Q4-Ville November 6th, 2004
Bop
Vanilla, butterscotch, custard
Pleasant feel
Charcoal tasting, some salt seasoned
Evocative
Signatory bottling
04Q4-Ville November 6th, 2004
Centennial
Salty
Trim, no cat, splish-splash
Heat
Long, charming
04Q4-Ville November 6th, 2004
Irving
Sweet, light ethers
Flat, 2-dimensional
Grassy, soapy
Best part of the experience
04Q4-Ville November 6th, 2004
Lakeview
Light peat for Laphroaig
A bit of peat and pepper
Really good, weird transition
Best part of this scotch is its finish
04Q4-Ville November 6th, 2004
Tao
This is not Laphroaig
Kate Moss
Sweet and pepper
04Q4-Ville November 6th, 2004
LAPHROAIG Cairdeas Cask Strength Quarter Cask 18Q3 - LAPHROAIG nas Cairdeas Cask Strength Quarter Cask [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength]
LAPHROAIG Lore 22Q2 - LAPHROAIG nas Lore [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
LAPHROAIG PX Cask 16Q2 - LAPHROAIG nas PX Cask [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bluff
amber
smoke, typical Laphroaig with heavy sherry note
heavy sherry influence, smoke, ashes, cherry, ponzu sauce
super long, coating
enjoy the nose but find the palate too 'winey' with the smoke. I love Laphroaig---but this expressions I have a hard time enjoying. The heavy PX competes with the Laphroaig smoke.
16Q2-B Funk July 23rd, 2016
Bop
Lovely Laphroaig
Hayek
Fall fire pit but halfway through, sherry comes on strong
Loses Laphroaigness in the finish
16Q2-B Funk July 23rd, 2016
Lakeview
Classic, elegant Islay nose... Smells like L 10
Peat and smoke, a little fireside embers, but not as peaty as 10
Tasty
The finish takes the edge off the classic L 10, making this quite enjoyable but still a strong Islay.
16Q2-B Funk July 23rd, 2016
LAPHROAIG Quarter Cask 13Q1 - LAPHROAIG nas Quarter Cask [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
LAPHROAIG The 1815 Legacy Edition 23Q2 - LAPHROAIG nas The 1815 Legacy Edition [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
LAPHROAIG Triple Wood 19Q1 - LAPHROAIG nas Triple Wood [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]