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Laphroaig Cairdeas 2010 'Master Edition' (Feis Ile)

Disappointing (so much so it prompted my first review)

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sReview by @stu

29th Jun 2010

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Laphroaig Cairdeas 2010 'Master Edition' (Feis Ile)
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I’ve had this on my shelf for few weeks now and decided to treat myself and crack it open tonight... I’m a little disappointed to say the least.

Nose: Smoke and coastal notes immediately, fish with a squeeze of lemon to follow. Hints of trifle (fresh cream), an Italian desert I can’t quite put my finger on, and a shot of Amaretto hidden amongst it all. Pleasant. [20/25]

Taste: Spicy, very spicy, and peppery, like the pepper used in the Chinese Hot Pot when you ask for it 'hot' (Sichuan peppers?). Dry and almost numbing. Hint of fennel seed or aniseed in there too. [17/25]

Finish: Very long with a dryness that attaches to the side of your tongue. A lingering liquorice residue and slight oiliness stays with you for a good (or bad) 10 minutes. A finish that (almost) makes you want to rinse your month out. [13/25]

I’m a big fan of the 10yo and the Quarter Cask but this doesn't come close to either.

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4 comments

@scribe
scribe commented

Almost ordered a bottle of this, but decided to hold off in the end. Shame you didn't like it - what was it that put you off?

Still, would be intrigued to try some. Maybe I'll trawl the local bars in hope of a wayward bottle :)

p.s. The first sentence is intriguing me. "This is a review of the..." - of the what? Suspense!

14 years ago 0

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stu commented

Hi scribe

Im not sure exactly what it was that didnt do it for me. The finish was pretty bad, maybe that's the main reason. I love smokey, peaty Islays and love Laphroiag in general. Maybe it's because i've been drinking sweeter whiskys lately and i've also been enjoying my Ardbeg 10yo (which it can't compete with imo). Or maybe i just wasnt in the mood. I defintely isn't the sort of dram for a hot summers day like yesterday - that may have killed it for me?

Re. the first sentence; that was a mistake. I should have deleted it. It was going to be a caveat saying that the review related to the 2010 masters addition as i was going to link the review to the standard Cairdeas bottle on Connosr. In the end i added it as a new bottle but forgot to delete. Nothing interestign im affraid..

14 years ago 0

@Hogshead
Hogshead commented

Nice review: shame about the whisky!

WhiskyNotes gave the standard Cairdeas a low score too. Laphroaig seem to be misfiring a little with these.

14 years ago 0

@liamdc2
liamdc2 commented

Perhaps a lesson of stick to what you know for Laphroaig? What they do, they do brilliantly, but perhaps this was a jump too far?

14 years ago 0