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Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength is a classic Islay single malt with intense peat smoke, balanced by notes of barley sugar, toffee, mint, ginger, clove, almond, and sultana. The non-chill filtered and natural color presentation enhances the overall experience. It's positioned at the extreme end of the scale between the lightest and heaviest single malts, offering a unique and powerful flavor profile that may be an acquired taste but stands out in the world of heavily peated whiskies.
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It's powerful but there's a rich barley sugar toffee note happening in conjunction with that raw peatiness. I'm just gonna have a kind of a free run with it and hopefully you're going to pick up something out of it because one of the most important basic mission statements for anybody who's becoming a fan of whiskey is particularly when you're looking at the price, you're going to say to yourself, where can I go to information to avoid mistakes, how can I narrow down the window of disappointment of buying a whiskey and just not enjoying it.
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2023-05-29
ralfy review 979 - Laphroaig 10 yo Batch 15 @56.5%vol
It's right at the end of the scale between the lightest single malt to the heaviest single malt.