Laphroaig Cairdeas Fino Cask

Brilliant Laphroaig Scotch flavor with briny and smoky notes - while finishing with a delicious fino sherry flavor of nuttyness and dried fruits.

The Laphroaig distillery, located on the southern coast of the island of Islay, was founded in 1815 by the Johnston brothers. Always heavily peated, with a distinctly medicinal character, it is considered by many to be the most flavorful Scotch whisky made. Each year their master distiller, John Campbell, creates a special limited-edition malt to celebrate friendship (Cairdeas” in Gaelic). This 2018 Fino Cask in the latest of these releases. For it, the distillery took some fully matured Laphroaig (8-10 years old), first placed it in first-fill Bourbon casks before giving it additional ageing in Fino sherry casks; the result is a big, booming giant with hefty doses of smoke and asphalt as well as peat and salt, and finally an underlying note of honeyed fruits