Laphroaig

Pronounced "La-FROYG"

Together with Ardbeg and Lagavulin, the peatiest of Islay whiskies.

The standard 10-year-old is a very peaty whisky that will simply grab you by the throat and leave you grinning.

I regularly have the pleasure of drinking the Quarter Cask, which matured in casks often used in the 19th century. Because they are smaller, the whisky has 30% more contact with the wood, which leaves a softer taste at first, after which the peatiness of the regular 10-year-old bursts open.

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