Laphroaig Cairdeas | 2017 Edition | Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Detailed Description

Laphroaig Cairdeas is an annual limited edition release featuring several different age statements, matured for more than five years in first-fill Maker’s Mark bourbon casks, followed by a secondary 6-month maturation in smaller quarter casks. The resultant spirit from 177 of the casks was bottled at cask strength. Gaelic for “friendship,” this 2017 Cairdeas is non-chill filtered and bottled at 114.4 proof.

Laphroaig Cairdeas | 2017 Edition | Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes

Nose: Abundant smoke aromas. Followed with gentle notes of coffee cream and freshly sliced vanilla pods, followed by sweet mint with notes of old hay, a background of beach bonfire and then freshly sanded wood.

Palate: Full-bodied and complex with sweet, dry notes of vanilla, which develops into a creamy, oily mouthfeel with bitter licorice root and a throat full of smoke.

Finish: Long, creamy, and smoky.

Distillery Information

In 1815, Donald and Alexander Johnston leased 1,000 acres of land on the island of Islay. They intended to raise and sell cattle on the land, and as a result, they began growing barley to be used as feed for their livestock. Following a particularly bountiful harvest, the brothers distilled the excess grains they had grown into whisky, and sold it to the inhabitants of the island. Soon thereafter, the brothers found it more profitable to distill whisky than to raise cattle, and Laphroaig (pronounced La-froyg) Distillery was born.