Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Although it's summer when I write this. Quarter cask is best suited to the winter months. Sat in front of a lovely wood fire, after a bracing walk in the glens. It's quite close to the 10 year old. Maybe a touch sweeter, with a little less fire and fury. I would be more comfortable serving this to a friend less versed in Islay poetry. It's classic stuff. The nose is almost better than the palate which is so rare.

Nose - Seaside rules with seaweed, salt and bonfires on the beach, fresh herbs (maybe thyme).

Palate - Huge peat and smoke is first to hit but mellows quickly into oak, aniseed and some barley sugar.Classic iodine also shines through.

Finish - 20 - 30 seconds long. Amazing, bitter sweet with salt and smoke that charges up the nose and ends with spice and youthful spirit.

Inspiring stuff for a winter evening.

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