Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Rich gold with amber highlights; medium-bodied legs
Nose
Classic Laphroaig medicinal peat layered with amplified vanilla and coconut from the smaller casks. More oak influence than the 10yo — toasted wood, caramel, and butterscotch. The iodine and seaweed are present but slightly softened by the extra wood contact
Palate
Beautifully balanced — the quarter cask maturation adds creaminess and sweetness that tames the medicinal edge. Smoked vanilla, coconut, salted toffee, then the signature TCP and iodine. Dried fruit (apricot) and citrus emerge mid-palate. Oily and rich mouthfeel
Finish
Long and warming. The peat smoke is wrapped in vanilla and coconut, making it more approachable than the 10yo. Finishes with coastal salt, gentle smoke, and sweet oak. Often cited as the perfect gateway to Laphroaig
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
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