Laphroaig 10 CASK STRENGTH Batch 14 | Review by the Malt Activist
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Today I compare the Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Batch 14 with the earlier Batch 13 and show you my findings.
00:00 INTRO
03:34 NOSE
08:46 PALATE
10:05 FINAL THOUGHTS
Thanks for the review! It was awesome!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am in fact a lover of whiskey and a watcher of TH-cam. Ordered and waiting for this bottle to arrive soon along with the Macallan Classic Cut 2021, will be a good day.
Oh that will be a great day!
I was disappointed with the Batch 13 until I got halfway through the bottle. Let's see if Batch 14 improves for you over time like the 13 did for me. Thank you for the comparison, much appreciated.
Will definitely visit it again in a few months.
Thanks for the comparison! I like how every batch of Laphroaig 10 CS is slightly different. Sounds like this might not be one of the best but good to know that it's still good. I liked batch 13 quite a lot too.
I haven't decided yet if I'll bother with this one. Partly because I want to focus on different whisky. But partly because I'm very sick of Laphroaig and their commitment to NOT commit to a craft presentation. The way that they give us some of the information on the label and drip feed us other bits on live streams and online when it suits them isn't good enough. Especially when we know that half the time they are chill filtering and colouring their products for no good reason.
IMHO their habit of withholding information is a form of malicious compliance intended to muddy the waters and get us to give up wondering and give them the benefit of the doubt. I won't go searching online anymore for what should be on the label. The only reason not to put it on the label is so they can change their mind whenever they want which means we can never be 100% sure of anything... Not good enough!
Anyway, thanks for the video my man. Cheers!
Fair points, my brother. I really hope that's not their intention. Yes, I would appreciate more transparency from them - that's for sure.
Nice review
Thank you! Cheers!
thanks for the comparison! I have a chance to buy either blind and thanks to your notes, i think i will give the 14 a try! I am curious to forego some signature Lappy for that smoked bbq attribute that you speak of. As they say, in the name of research... Ill be back here with my impressions when the day comes I pop the cork. TQ kindly.
Awesome. Lemme know when that happens!
Good review, i think i read somewhere that Laphroaig now use colouring in the cask 10.
alas, it does....
Love your reviews, you rock. But after poring from the 13 and mentioning your tasting noties you might want to change the comment in the left upper corner into Batch 13 as it states Batch 14 the whole review. You however gained a new sub on your channel! ;)
Thank you Roy. The review was always for the 14 -- I took out the 13 as a last min idea to compare. The title is always what I'm doing in the video. But I appreciate the suggestion. And thank you for sub'ing - means a lot!!! Cheers.
Only have tried 11 and 12. I think I liked the 11 more but I never had them side by side to compare. Hope to see 13 and 14 in AZ soon! Cheers
Good luck Preston!
Haha I'm rewatching this video now. Batch 14 just hit the shelves here in Arizona so got a bottle but haven't opened it yet. Cheers!
A fun video indeed, Malt Activist. 😄👍 I am still sipping batch 013. Looking forward to batch 014 despite your slightly (oh just so slightly) lukewarm assessment.
It's still a good dram. I'm just an overly emotional fanboy.
@@MaltActivist Same with me. I ordered the batch 13 online it comes from the Netherlands. (I live in Belgium) and its still not here. That's why I bought the batch 14 in my favourite shop here in Belgium. I'm curious to compare. Ow men the last weeks I drink too much Islay's. It's just I have/had so many new ones and yeah I can't resist.. I ordered the port charlotte 10y heavily peated too with it (66euro so well worth it) . Afther the crazy tastings (so next month) I again keep it with a dram or 2 a day max something like an ardbeg 10 that's very good price/quality and good for daily comsumption. But I only have 1 bottle now off that. Damnit I need more bottles off the same stuff. But yeah it's not too far from me so that's a plus point.
And yes I'm building a small Islay collection since beginning this year. That's why I try so many too. The start is always the most difficult.. Especially for my liver.. 😉
@@Kvs-vf9nt Good luck and drink responsibly !!!
@@MaltActivist Thanks and I will. I for example never drink and drive! Also I have to taste a lot because I only want the ones I really like and many are less money now a lot less than otherwise. (Time off the year) Afther this month is over I drink max 2 drams a day again like I did before. Also I want to have something to do again. My other passion are snakes. And I care very well for my male California Kingsnake. But here in Belgium since Corona there isn't a single club open for meeting a girls for example. It's really depressing here. No reptile shows too. No whisky club "meetings", or how you say it in English. Nobody comes outside anymore.. Just nothing to do here. 😔
They are usually colored but not chill-filtered. Batch 13 is colored for sure as it is stated on the German label. John Campbell also acknowledge it in an interview earlier this year and said that coloring in no way affects the teste of the whisky.
Thank you for the info! That's what I thought.
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This is a John Campbell interview, largely about the 10 yo sherry cask but he mentions coloring and why they add color to some of their whiskies. The 10 yo sherry, by the way, is natural color and non-chill filtered. Thanks for all the great rewords. Please keep them coming. Cheers!
Colouring may never influence the taste off whisky. It's the chill filtering that ruins it most off the time. But I don't think it's chill-filtered because off the alcohol strength. It's usual under 47% abv that they chill filter the whisky.
Thank you
Welcome!
I have my batch 14 bottle since today and have a dram now. I like it. It's defenitly not bad. Also here in Belgium you can't almost find it anymore. I payed 150euro and it was normal 155euro. But I go there for my bottles so I payed 150. Defenitly worth the money.
150E is not bad !
Which one do u like better 11,12,13,14?im thinking to stash some for the future,they might gonna fuck up the whole series
Tough call! They're all good in my opinion -- maybe the 12 and 13 would be my picks.
Thanks for the review. I have a choice to make : batch 11 , 12 or 14? Can you please help?
Tough one ! Get the 12.
Great review but you can't hide your disappointment in the 14 my friend. I have been disappointed, in general, with Laphroiag especially in the coloring of their whiskies. Their spirit is so iconic that I can't understand why they would fiddle with it.
oh man. I know what you mean. I'm just trying to stay positive.
Lots of folks see the beginning of a trend by Laphroaig toward a "tamer" spirit than in the past...
The last one I was able to get my hands on was the batch 12 in july of this year from ABC liquor. It was literally the last one in the store and they have yet to stock up since. :( I've been keeping an eye out for 10 cask strength. I've checked all the small and large liquor stores within 20 miles of me that I know of, no dice.
why don't you try online retailers?
@@MaltActivist not a bad idea. I just hate the anticipation. An online retailers is how I get The Balvenie 14 week of peat as I bought up all the bottles near me over the past 8 months. I’ll check out Flaviar. Drizly doesn’t have it.
@@RwingDsquad Good luck David. Let me know when you get your hands on it.
Where do you live David? Just go to an online supplier that ships worldwide. If you live in Europe I can give you a website (they have the badge 13) but only ship inside Europe..
@@Kvs-vf9nt North Florida.
I've heard talk of batches 13 & 14 of Laphroaig CS being less smoky/ashy than previous batches...curious what others think...
I think each has it's own unique flavor. And, yes, I believe they're a touch less smoky/ashy.
What are your two favorite batches?
Tough choices. But I quite like the 3rd and the 5th. Batch 8 is also quite good.
Batch 14 is a bit to sweet. Might have to let it sit for a bit. I wish they would go back to batch #6 or #3, very balanced with a loooong finish!
I love the earlier batches!
How do you compare 13 and 14 to the 12?
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Check out my review if you can.
Two batches were released last year probably due to John Campbell leaving the distillery with 14 already in the works. I spoke to John Campbell since I’m a fan boy and always harass him on IG and he said only the 10 yr has coloring in their entire range and all cs is non chill filtered.
Whew! That's a relief. Thanks for the info my man.
@@MaltActivist Anytime! I’m selfishly disappointed he left, but I am looking forward to see what the future holds for Laphroaig, hoping to not see any gimmicks.
me too! me too!
64 .99. laphroaig 10 casket patch 7. At Walgreens with no tube
Seems like a good deal. Get as many as you can!
Both vids on 13 and 14 have very civilized rant : could we have more ? LOL . . . if every year, a "little something is missing" by Dec 2031 (10y) peated scotches shall become ... gin ! i'm afraid ...
hahaha I hope not #WhiskyNotGin
Tension is obvious, it's just like taking a boy to a mithai(sweet) shop. Make him taste rasmalai and chamcham; then ask him to rate them. A difficult job.
fair comparison Ravi. Fair comparison.
Fuckin Laphroaig!!! All peat smoke and mirrors.
The 10CS is still the best value in town. Cairdeas, NAS, not so much but if I wasn't compulsively buying these cheapo releases I could almost afford a 25 year old.
CS peat, well Whisky, in general is a beautiful thing. Did you ever review the Paul John Peated Select Cask?
You're the third person asking for the PJ review. Maybe I'll have to take a look at it.
@@MaltActivist I like to dilute the PJ CS peat with a dash of Brilliance to show off the sweet malty character hiding behind the peat.
That seems like a good idea!!
Don't shave or trim etc. until 2000 subscribers!
done!