Laphroaig Cairdeas Quarter Cask 2017

As we endure this frigid ice and winter storm, my desire for cask strength peat is especially strong. So here we have the 2017 Cairdeas released as a cask strength quarter cask. It was matured for around 5 years in ex-bourbon barrels and then further matured in American oak quarter casks. Neat in a glencairn.

Nose: Intense fruit in the form of citrus, berries, and green apples that have had a dump truck of vanilla smeared on them. Orange zest. Caramelized brown-sugar glazed bacon with wafts of smoke and burnt gunpowder. A tad bit of chocolate. Intense and well rounded.

Palate: The palate builds on the nose. Light fruits (citrus, berries), a fiery young oak plank smoldering with white smoke billowing out of the charred cracks in the plank. Smoked chocolate near the end. Impressive, well rounded, and intense.

Finish: Vanilla covered fruits and smoke linger, and you dare not sip any water for the following few mins as to not cut the long finish short.

Overall: This is delicious. It is not as intense, meaty, or as "heavy" as the 10yo Cask Strength, but I feel like it is more rounded possibly. In the same class for sure and a step up from the already good regular quarter cask. Perfect dram for this weather.

Side note: someone needs to find queen Elsa and seek forgiveness.

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