Peat smoke
Oak
Warm spice

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Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Name: Laphroaig Quarter Cask 700ml
SKU: 103684
Price: 149.99 NZD
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Whisky · Scotland · 700ml · 40%

$149.99each

What it tastes like

Peat smoke · seaweed · vanilla

Laphroaig Quarter Cask offers amplified peat character from smaller cask maturation. Bold smoke, oak spice and sweetness combine for a powerful finish.

Peat smoke
Oak
Warm spice

Additional information

Whisky
Style: Scotland
Origin: 700ml
Size: 40% ABV
Alcohol: 2.2 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Quarter Cask was introduced in 2004, and the idea behind it goes back much further. In the 19th century Scotch producers often used small casks, many of them carried across the glens by packhorse, until larger and cheaper barrels took over. Laphroaig went back to that old size for this bottling.

The whisky matures first in ex-bourbon barrels. Spirit still maturing is then moved into the small quarter casks, which give it more contact with the wood than some larger sizes, and it rests further in the distillery's original Dunnage Warehouse No 1. There is no age statement. It is bottled at 48 per cent and is not chill filtered. Peat smoke, strong tar and dried heather lead the nose. The palate is very smoky, but the texture is almost sweet and velvety, and the finish is less challenging than you might expect from an Islay malt.

A few drops of water are all it needs. It is good alongside smoked cheese or blue cheese, and a grilled steak with plenty of black pepper makes a fair match for the smoke.