Is this their best bottle? | Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Batch 14 REVIEW
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2022
- This is one that's been requested by you guys for some time. I've got a single malt scotch whisky from the Laphroaig distillery on Islay today. This is their famous cask strength expression. I've got batch 14 here. I'll taste it and give you my thoughts. Cheers!
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Scores:
0-75 - Crap
75-79 - For cocktails & people you don't like
80-82 - Not bad
83-85 - Getting good here
86-89 - Delicious
90-94 - Awesome
95-100 - Cowabunga Dudes
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I haven't had this batch, but generally speaking, I've considered Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength their best Core Range bottling in addition to being one of the best Whisky Values going, even in 2022 where I can still find it for about $80.
I'm trying to look away, but that orange fake tan is staring me right in the eye like the eye of Sauron. Can they at least try to not make it look fake if they have to add caramel?
Is there a way to tell what batch a bottle is?
Laphroaig in Alberta here tends to be decently priced for the entry level product (10 year, Quarter Cask and Select) but you get into the more rare product and it quickly moves into Highway robbery.....or I guess I should say Highlay Rubbery. I decided to bite the bullet very recently (like 2 hours ago) and buy this batch for $143 CAD ($107 USD; 97 euro; 84 pounds) which is about a 20-30% premium. I can't get enough of Laphroaig so I was willing to pay the extra but as another reference point, Lore is going for 229 FREAKING dollars here. Hard No!! Great review GWhisky. Take care.
Laphroaig Quarter cask was my first peated whisky. So it holds a special place for me. That said that was years ago when the tube had a picture of a tiny quarter cask barrel. I believe the juice has changed. Not as good anymore. Not as potent. Strangely enough I have never had the 10 yr old. Seems like a right of passage for many. Anyhow, I do have batch 6 cask strength ($80) Pretty solid. I add tiny drops of the 18 that I put in a sample bottle just for this. So it makes it a bit better. I do think I’ve moved on to other profiles of peat. The modern version of laphroaig QC is a bit of a letdown now and I will only buy either the Cask strength or QC- but not both. Right now I have the cask strength and a few of the 18 yr olds. Not looking to buy any current variations anytime soon.
I'm with you in general about modern Laphroaig. Do I prefer the older, harder style? Yes. Is the newer, sweeter, more vanilla-tamed style still good? Also yes.
I find my batches 12, 13 and 14 pretty similar but prefer Batch 12. I know want to do a blind between neat LCS and with a little water.
Great video, tried the 1,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and the best one is batch 7, have to get the 13 and 14
I like very much that you are commenting the videos of Whisky-lock. Both of you are very accurate with your tastings and each of you have a personal style. Together with Ralfy and Roy, I am watching you four a lot. Continue with the great job.
I'd like to see a video based on Taiwanese whisky for the European audience. So maybe top 5 to buy in Europe or the UK with consideration on price and availability.
When a whisky geek meets a German speaker -
Great review Geoff, well done!
Hi Geoff. I'm glad you managed to get a bottle of this. It's great to hear your thoughts and notes on it. Very strange that it's so expensive over there. Laphroaig should really make it their priority to have this available across the world. Forget the cringey
I bought Kilchoman Machir Bay due to your review. I love it! Thank you!
Have half a bottle of batch 13 left. Love it.
"This one has a green line on it. I guess that is exciting"🤣 Love it. Subscribed!
pleased to see this in the 90s! got batches 12/13/14 (batch 11 is supposed to be amazing but too late on the bandwagon and refuse to pay anything more than 10% over rrp) on the go and it's the best yearly guaranteed value £70 I can think of - such a difference/so many layers compared to anemic standard bottle / not too many whiskies I say the 2 to 3 times price multiplier difference equals to 2 to 3 times quality/experience increase but this is one ! should probably get batch 15 on the way but the backlog is accumulating faster than my liver/wallet safety
Super nice review!
Great score. I enjoyed the L10 from early in my whisky journey, not so much now. Like you mentioned, I now find it a tad flat. I'd love to try the CS - I reckon it would do the job for me. Cheers Geoff.
Last year a friend found a Batch 9. My sample was fantastic. I assumed the earlier releases must have been a golden age for these and have been since lost to time and celebration. However, I found a Batch 12 recently and once blinded with the 9 the newer release seemed a more satisfying sip. So that gives me hope going forward once I'm ready to replace my bottle.