laphroaig quarter cask

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laphroaig quarter cask

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Currently on offer in Waitrose at around £27 instead of £37.
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!and a splendid drop it is too. I found it to be much smoother than the 10yr old, which JDAW once correctly described to me as "a bit too dirty".
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The Marks & Spencer own-label BOB tastes just like Laphroaig.
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"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Yes, the Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 12 Years. Though the glass of my bottle is greener than that.
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Also saw this very recently at an Indian restaurant! Though I wasn't in a position to try it at the time, I noted the very high ABV even for a cask-strength and thought "probably gimmick", but the reviews on masterofmalt.com seem pretty positive; I may have to try just to see.
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PhilW wrote:Also saw this very recently at an Indian restaurant! Though I wasn't in a position to try it at the time, I noted the very high ABV even for a cask-strength and thought "probably gimmick", but the reviews on masterofmalt.com seem pretty positive; I may have to try just to see.
Lovely stuff - bought my brother a bottle of it a few years back. Amrut means 'nectar' (and my mum's name was Amrita, from the same root). Very peaty; the first really good Indian whisky I ever tried.

EDIT: I notice no mention of peatiness in the link posted - so perhaps ours was an earlier style since discarded / revised.
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djewesbury wrote:I notice no mention of peatiness in the link posted - so perhaps ours was an earlier style since discarded / revised.
The description mentions "tarry" and the TNs at the bottom mention peat.
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DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:I notice no mention of peatiness in the link posted - so perhaps ours was an earlier style since discarded / revised.
The description mentions "tarry" and the TNs at the bottom mention peat.
Yes indeed.
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