Laphroaig Cairdeas Feis Ile 2011 Ileach Edition 50.5%abv 15ml / 30ml Scotland golden syrup mixed with dried

golden syrup mixed with dried stone fruit

The palate gives buttered and toasted pannettone

I suspect this cask was just too much wine cask influence and some astringency then they put it in a great sherry cask to try and rebalance it and its made kind of a fun battle on the palate and it changes a lot in the glass too its like two whiskies in one - both pretty tasty

Distilled: 2008

A Starward independently bottled by SMWS

Laphroaig Cairdeas Feis Ile 2011 Ileach Edition 50.5%abv 15ml / 30ml Scotland golden syrup mixed with driedMatured in ex Makers Mark Bourbon barrels. Classic Laphroaig the first Cairdeas bottlings seem to be the best and don't really use fancy casks or finishes must just have spent time finding the best casks in the warehouse to make them now Cairdeas bottlings are 10 times bigger with many thousands of bottles produced must be harder to maintain high quality at higher volumes. One of 3750 bottles.