Laphroaig 18 Vs Lore
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- Today we compare two great Laphroaig's, Lore and the legendary 18 year. Both come in at 48% abv. The 18 year-old is one of Mike's "Top Three Purchased" whiskies. Two whiskies we know well from a distillery we love.
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I love the Lore and only have one unopened bottle left. Can you believe the distillery sells it on their website for $65 a bottle?? Bummer is they will not send to the USA but only to specific countries. You buys are really great together and really compliment each other with your knowledge and tasting notes!...Thanks again
Surprisingly close. Love the 18
Your reviews are great. Awesome to get such detailed tasting notes from two excellent connoisseurs
Thanks! 👍🏻
Thanks for the review guys! Lore is one of my favorite whiskies and here in the Netherlands it's less than half the price of the 18. Until recently one online store sold them for 60 Euro. I better stock up some more Lores if it is really discontinued. The prices will probably rise like the 18 did, which is now hard to find for less than 175 EUR.
Great review as always guys and sorry to hear the Lore is being discontinued. I was also rooting for you to pickup that Springbank 32 year old.
You seen that? 🤣 I should have just paid Brain. I’ve been regretting missing out.
You know I would have opened that up and reviewed it.
The Lore has not, and is not being discontinue.
I love the 18, but unfortunately haven’t seen it in years. Lore is my all time favorite whiskey, but wish I could get more 18.
The 18 vanished years ago but Lore is a worthy sub.
It's starting to sale it again you should check it out
@@okmachine I’ll definitely look, but since I’ve had 10 Batch 15 & 16, I think they may be better!
totally agree close call, Lore is a good replacement for the 18y
I was surprised how close.
Uhhh both are great 🤩
Bottle reminds me of some Irish Whiskey for sure. Def a color difference. Like the minty flavors
You in to Irish whiskeys?
@@topshelfwhisky I am into all Whiskeys, they just arent into me😂
I will keep buying CS and Quarter Cask of Laphroaig. They are much better in every quality that counts for me.
I liked both of them, but they were expensive when they were in the liquor store catalogue, around $200 CAD including taxes... My money's on the 10 year old at just a bit more than $80 CAD all in, or the Triple Wood at just a hair more than $100 CAD.
islay whiskies are so weirdly priced based on where you are, it's almost impossible to even discuss prices or even price tiers. It's one of the many reasons I hate having price discussions on whisky scores. And yet you kinda have to. These were both about 100 USD when purchased and while lore has gone up I can still find them around that 100 mark here and there.
@@topshelfdustin3060 Yoichi! (That's like "Yikes!") $125 CAD for Laphroaig Lore would make it almost a daily sipper!
@@foodquig i'm pretty sure the 18 was mike's back when it was around.
The 18 was always $110 after taxes here in Ohio. It was my daily go to. Those are the days.
thanks for this guys, I was wondering how they stacked up.
this has been a LONG LONG time coming for us and the results really were surprising given how much lets not call it "hate" but "concern" people have over the lore.
Dustin and I have been wanting to do this comparison for quite some time. I assumed the 18 would be the far superior dram but I was pleasantly surprised.
Great guys👍🏻
Have them both so i may have to do a head to head😋
I remember when Lore was released how good i thougth it was and it was a good replacement to the 18y
Since the Lore here in Ontario Canada is a "gone down the road wacko" price of $200 I will never get it but a few years ago had family visiting from UK and they brought me a bottle that only came to $118 (from Amazon UK) all in so that bottle went quick, very nice, found that initially it was more powerful and peaty when first opened but over time it mellowed out as it went down. I strangely enough rather preferred the more potent taste from the first part of the bottle. The 18 has to my knowledge never been allowed in Ontario ( or anywhere in Canada for that matter) so that's the end of that story, I'll take your word on how good it is. Cheers!
No Laphroaig 18 in Canada??? That should have been a crime.
@@topshelfwhisky Many crimes in this country, many crimes indeed.
Very nice, gents. Obviously, given cost I gotta go Lore (secondary market in over 200 for the 18 these days) but man, the 18 is a real gem and may be my favorite phroaig I have had outside the 10 cs.
I know you have a Laphroaig 25... not a fan?
you and your cost stuff. There are no costs in vs! And seriously, not the 25??? Their Halo master piece!?
@@topshelfdustin3060 I would say the version of the 25 I have (2016) is really good but more often I reach for the 10 CS; it just has a bit more of what i like about Laphroaig. And trust me, I would drink the 18 all day but secondary prices are high enough that the Lore is better value given quality.
@@MaltMuserWhisky well certainly replacement cost impacts which whisky I grab, but doesn't really matter on my score. Though lores are running 150 here now :/
@@topshelfdustin3060 Dear god...150?!? I need to get to the store asap before that becomes the norm here, too. Thanks for the heads up.
Mike saying both around 100$ and I jump to grab an 18 year old, sadly my happiness lasted only a minute cause the cheapest Laphroaig 18 is 400$.
The price has sky rocketed since 2017. I guess I was spoiled.
Dustin, you're comparison to Dark Cove is a good one, especially with the earlier Lores. The first Lores are very good. I haven't had a chance to try to the newer ones. I think I'd definitely choose the early (older) Lores over the 18.
Ah, so there are different batch variations? I believe the first releases (2018?) were pricier and the recent ones are fairly cheap.
@@michaelmanganiello8209 there's been rumors of younger stuff in the newer bottles but i'm not aware of anyone who's done the homework.
Mike turning to Dustin, saying "now, go back to the Lore and tell me you don't get green grass !"
I'm not sure he did get it but i sure understand why he felt the urge to nod. Don't upset Mike right between two sets of bench press ! 😂
Great review guys. This Lore definitely deserves an age statement to clearly show us what it's made of.
I heard Dustin say "there are nights, i want something right in my face !"
I'm done, i unsubscribe right away 😂
lmfao, yeah....I'm actually a fairly large dude in a normal real world setting. I'm just standing next to the mountain that is mike or Keith when he's over. 6'0 and 230+ and I'm the little guy in the room.
And note to self...Teddy's lady doesn't get taken care of. Sad for her :)
@@topshelfdustin3060 hahaha i am actually 6'6'' myself and and 220 pounds and i would look skinny next to Mike.
And you're right about Keith too, the guy has a the neck of a rugbyman !
@@RomainRiviere i swear the whisky world is taller than the normal world haha. I've noticed a number of reviewers from other channels are really tall guys.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Keith was born to smash his head into objects.
Dustin is just lucky he’s not standing next to the whisky friend. 😉
I just picked up a bottle of lore in the uk. For £67 gbp off amazon.
Seems readily available but maybe things have changed?
Definitely has a lot of layers to it.
I tried the quarter cask, too, but prefer the normal 10 to that one.
Ever try the cask strength 10?
Never picked up the Lore. Are there bottle codes on them for earlier batches?
I would think so but have to lean on Dustin for this one, I'm all out.
Lore is quite available in europe still and only 73euro
That's a strong buy. Lore is just over $100 in the states.
You had mentioned your bottle of Lore has been open for 4 years and its very low in the bottle so my ? is do you gas your whiskies after being open for a few months to preserve the open bottles from oxidation? If not do you notice the whisky flavor gets flat the more time its open? Interested to compare experiences to my own. Another nice comparison guys....thank you and cheers!
I never had bottles but everyone tells me I should.
I've had the Lore and found it good but not worth nearly double the price of regular Lapgroig. Liked the nose but it was kind of missing something (identity) on the finish. Perhaps I couldn't 'hear' what they attempting to say with the blend.
I may be ditching Laphroig because their new FOL rewards program is lame.
what's your "regular" laphroiag of choice? But I could see the added sherry taking away perhaps some of what one might enjoy on the 10.
@@topshelfdustin3060 Just the regular 10. Haven't tried the 18.
I don't like the port sherry cask one here, there, or anywhere.
@@jakeizlove ah well then the Lore has significant amounts of sherry on it which costs more and adds to the price, but if it isn't for you. I certainly wouldn't want to pay extra for it! The 10 CS would be a fun higher priced option as those 10 CSs are more than just higher proof but I believe higher quality casks are used. Well worth spending a bit more even if you bring it back down with water yourself imo.
@@topshelfdustin3060 I like the quarter cask
@@jakeizlove mike and I reviewed the laphroaig cairdeas version of the quarter cask. That was a higher proof version and we were both very happy with that one.
How does Lore stack up against 25 year old?
The 25 is not nearly as sherried as Lore. The 18 and 25 have more similarities... I would say the 18 gives you 90% of what the 25 delivers.
Apparently your arms are distracting. Soooooo beefcake 🦖
Watch the guns, they’ll get ya.
@@topshelfwhisky yeah they will 😏