Laphroaig Scotch Whisky Introduces Càirdeas 2024 Cask Favourites

We’re happy to announce the introduction of the brand new Laphroaig Càirdeas 2024 Cask Favourites Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Accessible in US as of late June, the bottle is obtainable at 52.4% ABV and at a advised retail value of $109.99 (700ml). Accessible on ReserveBar, preorder is reside now.

For greater than two centuries, Laphroaig’s grasp craftsmen have labored to form this richly flavored Scotch whisky. This 10-year-old Càirdeas version was created by Grasp Blender, Calum Fraser, to pay homage to the primary Càirdeas choices that made Laphroaig what it’s right this moment – a wealthy and distinct Scotch whisky.

Laphroaig Càirdeas 2024 Cask Favourites celebrates 30 years of friendship, a ten-year-old expression that pays homage to Laphroaig’s well-loved releases: 2019’s Triple Wooden and 2021’s PX Cask. Married collectively by Grasp Blender, Calum Fraser, as an aged assertion celebrating the very first Càirdeas expressions.

Developed in ex-Bourbon barrels, this single malt combines the distinctive peaty taste of Laphroaig with notes of freshly floor ginger, charred citrus fruits, and a whisper of bonfire notes embers by means of on the end. The celebratory malt is bottled at a hard and fast energy for a memorable expertise to share with pals.

Laphroaig is likely one of the few distilleries that also makes use of a standard malting ground, and that is the place Laphroaig’s Càirdeas malt begins its life. It begins as malted barley, gently dried and infused by the thick smoke from our signature chilly smoking course of in our historical peat kilns. It’s then combined with the crisp waters of the Kilbride Stream, considered one of Islay’s distinctive pure options, earlier than being distilled. The spirit is matured twice — first in over-charred first and second-fill ex-Bourbon barrels and quarter casks earlier than being completed in PX casks, including fruity sweetness, leading to a whisky of better depth, designed to be savored.

TASTING NOTES

Daring, pale gold in coloration.

Filled with quintessential smoky peat and charred citrus fruit aromas.

With notes of caramelized sugar and cinnamon dominate the nostril.

Adopted by delicate notes of hazelnut and honey sweetness.

A tannic oak paired with earthy peat and delicate sea-salt deliver the whisky to a end.

Laphroaig Scotch whisky has been dividing opinions since 1845, when Donald and Alexander Johnston first opened their distillery on the Isle of Islay. Its distinctive smoky style may be attributed to the island’s peat. Wealthy in moss, lichen and heather, this peat is not like something discovered on the Scottish mainland. Good whisky wants good water, and the distillery has its personal provide within the Kilbride stream which flows by means of the peat beds. It additionally wants expertise, and with the knowledge of two centuries of workmanship, every expression of Laphroaig is a real masterpiece.