Whisky Review/Tasting: Laphroaig Quarter Cask
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Whisky .com reviews the Laphroaig Quarter Cask. This young Laphroaig was matured in ex-bourbon casks and was finished in small Quarter Casks.
The nose:
Smoke, ash, phenol, fire, sweet, ripe banana, vanilla, caramel
The taste:
Banana sweetness, honey
The finish:
Medium dry
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"Still this...ash HOHOHO"
I love these vocal outbursts of pure flavour!
Your voice is perfect for whisky reviews. =)
I didn't ease into heavily peated whisky, I started with it, and Laphroaig Quarter Cask was the first whisky that I absolutely fell in love with.
Its 6-11 years in Bourboncasks with at least 9 months quartercasks.... You can taste there is some maturation there, but still a peaty freshness from a young smoky Islay. In my opinion the best of the Laphroaig range. Where did I get the age? From Laphroaigs master blender in Laphroaig live from Islay 2008 on youtube.
Thanks for this information!!
BURBUMM - Horst
It’s not a patch on Select or the triple wood, for me anyway but great
This is one of my favourite peated whiskies. I liked it the moment I first tried it.
I found that this whisky opens up beautifully in the bottle after some air gets in. One of the best value scotches in my opinion. Love it!
ML
I've found the same thing...
The value is off the charts in my opinion. Holds is own against Islay whisky at twice the price.
Hell yes, totally agree. The vanilla really starts to come through with some air. The whisky gets sweeter and softer without losing any intensity.
I think most respected Scotches are like that. Anytime I buy a bottle of anything I open it, let it sit open for a few minutes, put the cork back and wait 3 days before tasting.
my local bottle shop is gunna love you Horst, your reviews have been instrumental in the last few scotches I've bought
Thank you so much for your fantastic description of different types of whiskey. You really manage to capture what is special about each type of whiskey while telling the background how it is made. Thank you so much from Sweden.
Just took my first sip
Holy crap i love it
One the most fun reviews of The Master ! At 6.12m we enjoyed such a good laugh that I called my younger brother to make the purchased of the last 3 remaining bottles of our city's liquor store . In Dolbeau , Province of Quebec Canada ! Our stores here are called SAQ. The stores Director does understand his Scotch :)))
I love the Quarter Cask. It was one of my first whisky's and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
add some water and the sweetness comes up even stronger. Great smokey flavour yet still fresh.
Thank you for the review.
Love all your reviews. Great job!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video, I wish I could spend an hour enjoying scotch with you- your excitement and passion for the drink really made me smile while I enjoyed a glass of QC myself
Sorry it took me 3 years to find this!
It's interesting to note but with maturation, the peat begins to suppress itself. You see it with the 18 year old, the peat is less intense but the spirit is more complex and cask driven. By speeding up maturation with the quarter cask we have seen the effects on the peat but more excitingly the spirit. Beautiful whisky.
Great review. Well delivered.
I was on the fence for my first glass. After the second I was hooked. So flavourful...
Great review as usual!
love this guy, he is very entertaining and knowlegable
I do love the Quarter Cask for being just this punch in the nose and mouth. The taste lingers forever too. Not subtle at all but amazing all the same.
he only takes a second sip if he really likes it
True....
@@derkjanvanvugt 3rd sip go out and buy it
@@drews5206 you should try the laphroaig 10 years cask strength 60,1%.. Wonderfull....
So funny to look at his reviews)) His smell and taste reactions so wierd but also transmitting, involving and charming! I've just shooted down a bottle of LCS, and didn't know how tasty was it)
Horst, a classy gentleman indeed.
My little bar consists of Highland Park 12, Glenfiddich 12, Caol Ila 12, Ardbeg 10, and Laphroaig 10 and I have to say that Laphroaig is definitely a stand out favorite!! (It's empty actually) Cannot wait to try their other expressions! ...as soon as I start making a lot more money. lol
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Mine contains Highland Park 12, JW Black Label, Glenfiddich 12, Macallan 12 and Laphroig Quarter Cask.
Can I come and stay?
Nice bar! Have you also had Bourbon, Irish, Canadian or other styles of whiskey ?
In my country this presentation cost around 50 us dollars. It cost less than a Johnny walker black lavel. Great price in my opinion. No need to break the bank
Love the Bond villain chuckle there.
such a dependable reviewer. thank you. its great btw...only once you acclimatize!
one of my favorite scotches. must try if you can handle peated whiskeys.
You did it again, Man:)
This video was really interesting about how different barrels and volume / surface affect the aging of a whiskey. I think I understand part of the process, but there are so many factors that affect the outcome. It is interesting how you can balance time / area / volume in barrels and get such different results on the end product. From what I have heard, two different barrels can be completely different, even if they have been stored under the same conditions. Then it is up to the master blender to combine the contents of the different dishes so that a continuous taste reaches the end user.
No notes of: A notion of salt ? Ham? I am more of a sherry driven guy lately, however I have been meaning to pick up a Laphroaig, to get a more pure play on peat, but I am still tossed up on which one to go with. I like almost all the Laphroaigs I have tasted so it will be hard to go wrong. Perhaps a flight at my local scotch specialist of 10, 15, QC, and PX finish is in order to make a decision. Great video, as always. Thank you. PS: I know you want us to chat on the forum but I do prefer to discuss here instead as it is more convenient, hopefully you get back to me here.
I am revisiting this. It seems to change a lot between fresh out of the bottle and halfway down. I shared a lot with my coworkers. (Interesting times). I do remember liking the triple wood, but I have to revisit both that and the 10. Even though there is no age statement, which kind of sucks, transparency, this has a lot of depth.
Thanks Horst! I was pretty much balancing between Macallan Amber, Bowmore 12 and this as my next bottle and i think im going for Laphroaig! I love the 10 year old and if this is better, then its very very good!
Just ordered some. Thanks for your thoughtful review!
Great stuff this one...and at 48%abv,it packs a flavour punch!!
This was my introduction to Islay/peated/smokey whisky. It felt like sticking my face in a bonfire while eating the contents of a medicine cabinet. After a year or so, I started tasting the sweetness in it and now I like some peat, like Talisker and Highland Park.
Francis Ducharme Actually this is my second. First I tried the lagavulin 16 twice at work. It was really a lot for a whisky newbie. Recently I bought this as my first proper own bottle and I have to say it's way more pleasant. I found the smokiness of the lagavulin a bit overpowering, but this is a very nice one
I also have the Laphroaig Quarter Cask that one is quite good as well
Bit late but starting with speyside peated malts is a great way to be instruduced to peats, despite being from Islay and starting with Ardbeg I understand why people are quickly turned away, which they can often miss out on. I disliked sherry cask whisky early on, and it has really made me miss out a lot of quality whiskies to this day. Diving in at the deep end doesn't always work folks
Haha
having a dram of it now. Boy I really like this whisky. The first time I tried it I smelled the hospital, but after tasting it, I was converted.
I got my hands on a "First Editions" Laphroaig 16 year, the 1998-2014, it is my understanding that First Editions is not around anymore but heard good things. Plus it was on a mega sale where a place was just trying to get rid of their First Editions since they have had them a long time. Ever come across those First Editions company?
Amazing whisky ... omg .
Just tasted this as i watched your video...great whisky but not better than the good old ten! Love the 10!
I actually enjoy the Laphroaig 10 year a bit better than the Laphroaig Quarter Cask to be quite honest. Don't get me wrong, both are wonderful. I just prefer the 10 year if I had to choose one over the other.
Never had it but Horst almost never finishes a glass to this must be really worth it!
My favorite scotch!
I have this and I drink a little bit every quarter, it is around $140 in Australia. 😁
Ugh. I thought we were getting gouged in Canada. Just left the liquor store with a bottle: $89.
@@chriswhite0 probably lower tax in Canada, here tax on alcohol and tobacco is ridiculously high.
@@farshadp6114 taxes almost take the fun out of everything... Almost!
In South Africa it hovers around R780 to R900 ($55 to $60 USD)
Are you sure about the coloring? I don't think they add coloring to Quarter Cask, and I suspect they don't need to since the samller cask provides a greater surface area for whisky contact.
Given he checked the bottle when he queried the colouring, and it's a legal requirement to label bottles which are coloured there, I suspect he saw it was labelled as coloured.
I thought they reduce the size of the cask to make smuggling easier.
That's how it started, yes.
My "unofficial" comment is that this is one of the greatest whisky's for both its distinctive and satisfying taste/flavour and value for money.
It is a true connoisseurs whiskey that you must smell and taste slowly. Do not form a judgment after a single sitting. Come back to it a day to a week later and try it again. It is a brilliant whisky which will lure you and seduce you, if you give it have a chance.
Can you please tell me where I can get the glass your using?...Thank you much!
He designed it himself and sells is online at Whisky.de but probably only to Germany.
I just ordered one online, 1 Litre for €44,75
Will you be tasting the Lap Cairdeas 2015
+peter white
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After surprising me with a bottle of Glenlivet Founders Reserve, mum then surprised me even further with a bottle of Quarter Cask: th-cam.com/video/jPHRGOIegsI/w-d-xo.htmlm36s Thanks Mum!! :)
look at the top of his head
This guy gives me vibes that he doesn't speed through school zones
Only cuz he doesn’t want to get a speeding ticket and a DUI
I had this whisky a few years ago and found it to be the whisky equivalent of some of those extremely stinky cheeses: a culinary fetish, rotten in purpose.
Ain Stolkiner It's definitely an acquired taste
Good knowledge, but the insane amount of lip smacking and the mouthwash-like swishing of the whiskey is so unsettling to hear. It's a shame because I think I would like watching this guy but I definitely couldn't sit through another video
What an absolute wimp you are
They do not make a quarter cask out of ex-bourbon casks. It is from a used Sherry Butt. Research dude.
Who's they? Are you talking about traditional quarter casks or specifically what Laphroaig is using? I'd like to see this great research of yours. I've researched a bit myself and can't find a definitive answer. In tasting videos with Laphroaig employees, they mention ex-bourbon casks multiple times for the larger size, and mention nothing of sherry for the quarters. Horst and his son have personally toured these distilleries themselves, so I think I'll take their word over yours unless you can support your claim.
Revuh who gives a shit?
I'm sure most people exploring whisky care what wood the cask is made from, don't you? She made a condescending comment on a whisky connoisseur's channel and she had no idea wtf she was talking about.
Apparently the casks were custom made for this whisky.
Sorry Erin love, you've failed spectacularly.
I love your reviews you don’t have prejudice that many others have with NAS whiskeys to me they should be judged on their own merits and of course price point worthiness