we have a slight editorial slip for which I must apologies the final 2021 notes are missing from the article above we will rectify ASAP but in the meantime: Laphroaig Cirdeas 2021 Edition 58.9% 89 Pedro Ximenes finish Colour: peaty highland river water On the nose: blackcurrant cordial, blackcurrant and menthol Halls Soothers, eucalyptus, boiled sweets, the new black Sports Mixtures, ashy and a little medicinal, Sunkist raisins, sticky baked figs served with mint and dark chocolate ice-cream In the mouth: mellow, rounded, balanced with a light whipped butter texture, deep dark sweet flavours and more refined peat, salted dark chocolate, dates, dry peat, minty and menthol on the finish with tobacco and leather Conclusion: great release to end an era on. Moderately complex. Dark, more red fruits. There is currently no information about who Laphroaig have appointed in his place. Whiskybase B.V. is under no circumstances liable for damages of whatever nature, in anyway resulting from the use of this website or resulting from or related to the use of information presented on or made available through this website or damages resulting from the non-availability of this website. Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Finally another all-round successful Cairdeas bottling! Started as a red wine vinegar edge, but that quickly fades (as you get used to it) just giving a spicy, dark fruit aspect. This limited-edition single malt, aged in first-fill ex-Maker's Mark bourbon barrels, dials up our quintessential Laphroaig taste. The scheme has run since 1994 and delivers a range of tiered bonuses, illustrated below. Its a wee bit too tasty. Scotch Cairdeas Laphroaig Laphroaig 2022 Cairdeas Distiller: Laphroaig Bottler: Laphroaig ABV: 52.2% Age: NAS Price: $$$$$ 89 Distiller More of that smoke and butteriness carries on into medium-long finish, with a pop of fruit flavor showing up at the end. Very tasty and very good! Approximately 60. Now, it can be all those things plus a little more. I have a bottle here, fresh and just opened, so let's dive on in. Stock management is area which is also increasingly seeing the use of computer systems to optimise and eliminate the random casks found at the back of warehouses. The score here is with the consideration of water to tame the spirit a little. . and somehow so different. Good job Laph! I would always prefer a 10CS. Laphroaig Cairdeas Fis le 2020 Port & Wine Casks, Release price in Germany was 92.90 Plus mandatory 5.90 shipping fee. Personal information provided to Whiskybase B.V. via the website of Whiskybase B.V. or by email, shall be used solely for the purpose for which the personal data is provided to Whiskybase B.V., for instance the reaction to requests for information. It's a place like no other that inspires the deeply complex character captured in each expression. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Were excited to introduce special gift wrapping and a personalized card, available for any bottle of Laphroaig purchased on our site. Some of the big whisky websites are funded by corporate groups. It becomes warm, woody, with plums and muscat grapes. With vanilla and some fresh wood. Delicious malt that adds a new touch to the Cairdeas over the wine barrels. I appreciate some of these bottles will go for a lot more on the secondary and are widely collected. Therefore no rights can be derived from the information on this website. Only letters and optionally some numbers and/or underscores. With our new bottle engraving and gift wrapping, the gift of Laphroaig has leveled up. Peat smoke, iodine, coastal notes, seaweed, some sweetness, dark chocolate, mint, redcurrants, strawberries, ashy, Peat smoke, salty, toasted peaches, marshmallows, plum jam, red berries, tar, salted toffee, coconut, Long, smoky, sweet, spicy (cinnamon, nutmeg), drying. A MUCH-ANTICIPATED MOMENT TO CELEBRATE FRIENDS OF LAPHROAIG Each year our Distillery Manager, John Campbell, crafts a limited edition malt to celebrate the Friends of Laphroaig and friendship ("Cirdeas" in Gaelic) in general. It's just wave after wave of LAPHROAIG crashing over the palate in a carbon copy of the nose. Overall, a well-balanced Laphroaig with plenty to love. Delicious. Very good at the start, but somehow looses its punch if it stays too long in the glass. A community driven website built by and for whisky enthusiasts. Please note that this form cannot be used to reset your Google or Facebook password. On the nose: Prickly peat, clean crisp spirit, dry vanilla, chalky and ashy, white fruit and apricot, dry smoke and light honey. The legend of Laphroaig spans over 200 years. In the mouth: Sweet fruit syrup, toasted sugar, slight BBQ char, and then spicy peat, brandy snaps, big bold bonfire smoke, salty and drying on the finish. Each year we craft a limited edition malt to celebrate the Friends of Laphroaig. Laphroaig Cirdeas Origin. Laphroaig Cirdeas Master Edition. It's unlike 2015 and the other releases that don't focus on unique maturation casks like a wine finish or quarter cask, and it's a refreshing show of Laphroaig's ability to make delicious things with the space and tools they have already. Smoked fish, iodine, sea breeze, seaweed, cherries, plums, tar, caramel, pepper, allspice, thyme honey. for this whisky. Only 1536 bottles. 5 0. Laphroaigs New Cairdeas Series Whisky Is a Complex and Affordable Crowd-Pleaser. In the mouth: Spicy peat, vanilla, quite dry, oak spices, plantain, digestive biscuit, white bread, buttery, consistent smoky note, iodine, and menthol cigarettes on the finish. The smell of fresh shellfish mixes with the salty sea air, seaweed and algae. Id also like to add that whilst the article was in editing Barry MacAffer was promoted from assistant distillery manager to the top role. Wood, dried fruits, dry red wine, cold smoke, maritime, honey, very sweet pastries, grain, earth, grasses, lemon, spices, Ash, grapefruit, lemon, wood, minimal berries, some chocolate, pepper. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Definitely Laphroaig peat smoke and flavor. 7pac scored this whisky 95 points Show in original language this is the best of Laphroaig Cairdeas Although a little breathing appears the profile of Laphroaig, iodine, smoke, fried fish, light, dessert, dried fruit with fish and iodine in the smoke, dried fruits with cloves, smoke and some spices, Youtube Review: https://youtu.be/GFV9G3_V3lw. At Dalmore, Andrew Scott keeps things running on a daily basis, but Richard The Nose Paterson is better known for crafting the releases. Trademark Serial Number is a Unique ID to identify the LAPHROAIG CAIRDEAS mark in USPTO. It goes away with time. Atom Supplies Limited, Unit 1 Ton Business Park, 2-8 Morley Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1RA, UK. The nose is reflected on the palate. First-fill Makers Mark casks with quarter cask finish. The saliva is stimulated tentatively, I look forward to the first sip. Nevertheless Id recommend giving the next release a try if you can get it at RRP. Approximately 80. Overall, if you love your Laphroaig with a touch of stone fruit and apricot cobbler, this is a winner. After the last Cirdeas bottlings from Laphroaig, here comes another interesting one! For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. This year's Cairdeas release from Laphroaig comes entirely from Warehouse 1 - Laphroaig's rackhouse closest to the sea. I hardly find port wine here at first, but rather red wine. (although, in the case where you only give us your name and contact details in connection with a review, we will never use that information for any promotional or marketing purposes). Great combination of fruits and typical Laphroaig smoke with perfect drinking strength. The first impression was one of a dirty oven and oven cleaner with loads of roasty char notes and a faint chemical aroma. This 8 year old single malt whisky at 50,5% matured in bourbon casks and is from 2011. Warehouse 1s rare four-storey construction, with varying levels of temperature and humidity, and exposure to rugged conditions tease out our enigmatic flavours and lend a maritime quality to the final whisky. Bottled at a fixed strength of 52.2% for a memorable experience to share with your Friends. Creamy, oily appearance. Dunnage-matured, first-fill ex-Makers Mark casks, 8yo. 50% ex-bourbon hogsheads (11yo), 50% first-fill ex-bourbon (15, 17 and 19yo) 2011. I kinda still love young Laphroaigs for that. Each year our Distillery Manager, John Campbell, crafts a limited edition malt to celebrate the Friends of Laphroaig and friendship ("Cirdeas" in Gaelic) in general. Get the inside scoop on the latest & greatest whiskey releases in our daily newsletter. The 2022 Cirdeas honors our iconic Warehouse 1. Char driven and smoky with more wood and maritime air on the nose. Most of these editions are for the annual Feis Ile festival. For 90 Id gladly buy a bottle. port too, sweet, peaty, medicinal, pepper, smoldering leaves, on taste more green hebs, peat, port wine, solid dram. Your email address will not be published. Eerily meaty as a result, less bacon but real beef steak on the sizzle zone. Tea notes quickly become buttery whole grain toast spread abundantly with strawberry jam, before a refreshing, soft, briny finish with honey cream. Congratulations Barry. Bottled at a fixed strength of 52.2%, this release honors a treasured partner whose contribution to our reknowned flavor profile is now given well deserved recognition. Its hard to call a Cairdeas release an unexpected winnertheir disappointments are few and far between. Follow the descriptions by Archer and didi1893. A well written, concise history lesson on the uneasy relationship between Laphroig and its whisky making neighbors. All to many companies are thinking about how much the customers will pay not how much the customers are worth. Im obviously a little late to the party Shomeet but this customer focussed range certainly seems to reward the consumer overall for many of the reasons you suggest. Salty, red fruits with acidity, while typically laphi rough and unpolished. Ben Bracken 16 Year Old and Lagavulin 16 Year Old are they siblings? Approximately 75. Unfortunately, we can't ship Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old to the United States at the moment, but we've got some friends who can. This is where I see the role of the distillery manager; theyre the (often unsung) heroes of our daily dram. Procedures followed by still room operators will yield predictable outcomes without the direct oversight of a manager. The 2020 was the weakest in the range by far. Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 years old. This year's Cirdeas reflects the unique maritime character developed by exclusive aging in our iconic Warehouse 1. Ex-bourbon and second-refill ruby port casks, married and finished in ex-red wine casks. And here they are.". Well integrated alcohol, a tiny bit of water opens up the aroma a lot. The iconic warehouse no less, wow, great stories and sounds like a great Cairdeas release too. you have read, understood, and agree to our Privacy Policy. All in all cozy and comforting notes. The Bensdorp cocoa from the nose returns with mineral notes and smoldering peat. Cranberry. The flavors typical of Laphroaig were supplemented by the maturation and not overwhelmed, although the wine finish is rather subtly noticeable. Barrels can only be stored in this warehouse for up to nine years or so - after that, the salinity is so great the hoops begin rusting off the barrels. Quite raw; not the bourbon bomb I expected, but complex and, again, water rewards the drinker here. Delicious!! This limited-edition single malt, aged in first-fill ex-Makers Mark bourbon barrels, dials up our quintessential Laphroaig taste. Smell: Pleasant smoky flavor, accompanied by sweet dried fruit aroma, sea salt baked on fire against very dense cream chocolate, berries, raspberry cake and a hint of old study; Entrance: The entrance is the texture of peat, Yanjin preserved fruit mixed with a hint of barbecue aroma, tobacco, sea salt and dried ginger, pepper, and some cinnamon feeling, the smell of campfire; End rhyme: warm and smoky tail, tannin impacts the mouth at the end, some red wine feeling, very warm tone. Medium and dry finish with lots of chocolate and toffee, still rich smoke, bitter herbs, fresh plums and apricots. An excellent end from @clutc, Snowy out First @billyscoffeepics piccy in the, I like @o2sbe. Founded in 1815, our legacy is defined by the dedication, craftmanship and kinship passed down by generations of masterful distillers. We dont want to partner with brands. Required fields are marked *. First fill bourbon and Fino sherry casks. If you have an account, sign in with your email address. 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