Laphroaig has just released this year’s Càirdeas Cask Favourites Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
This year’s expression celebrates 30 years of friendship, a ten-year-old expression that pays homage to Laphroaig’s 2019’s Triple Wood and 2021’s PX Cask. Married together by Master Blender Calum Fraser, as an aged statement celebrating the very first Càirdeas expressions, the result is 104 proof spirit.
Developed in ex-Bourbon barrels, this single malt combines the peaty flavor of Laphroaig with notes of freshly ground ginger, charred citrus fruits, and a whisper of bonfire notes embers through on the finish.
Laphroaig is one of the few distilleries that still uses a traditional malting floor, and this is where Laphroaig’s Càirdeas malt starts its life. It begins as malted barley, gently dried and infused by the smoke from its signature cold smoking process in ancient peat kilns. It’s then mixed with the waters of the Kilbride Stream, one of Islay’s unique natural features, before being distilled. The spirit is matured twice — first in over-charred first and second-fill ex-Bourbon barrels and quarter casks before being finished in PX casks.
Laphroaig Càirdeas 2024 Cask Favourites Single Malt Scotch Whisky is available now for $109.99.
