7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle Laphroaig, 7.4%. Clear dark brown with small tan head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toasted, little peat and a little whisky. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, peat, smoke, little oak and medium bitter.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from Waitrose CW. Pours clear copper-brown with a creamy, khaki head. Medium sweet flavour with lovely, rich leafy character, earth, rubber, toffee, candied citrus, smoke, light boozy warmth. Medium bodied with fine carbonation and creamy texture. Sweet finish, notes of toasted sugars, peat, vanilla, mild warmth. Quite tasty.

3.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1.5

Brunröd vätska med ett tjockt kaffegräddefärgat skum. Näsan fullständigt överfalls av tjärpastiller och tråg. Smaken fullständigt krossas av den överdrivna tjärsmaken. Utklassning Islay vs. ale, seven nil.

7.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Mahogany brown colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour have a solid malt base. The Laphroaig is present but not dominant. Subtle peat and leather. Good but could be more punchy.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330 ml bottle. Pours a dark brown with full head. Aromas of peat, sweet sugary malts, and raisins. Flavors of peat but more postage stamp, watery dry caramel and toasted malts. Never thought I would sample an industrial beer with Laphroaig BA, but here it is... Poundable...

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330mL bottle, pours a clear dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma is monolithic on the peated, smokey whiskey, with a soft bready malt base just to provide support. Flavour is as expected, being dominated by the peated smoked whiskey, a hint of caramel, and bready malt. Fairly light palate, with plenty—though not abrasive—Laphroaig notes. Not really that complex either, just nice peated whiskey notes. Very tasty.

7.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Poured from 330mL bottle. Copper brown with small white head. Really nice mild peat, dominant, but not overwhelming - takes over most of the typical I&G character (vanilla and oak still very subtle in the background, compliments the peat). Really enjoyable stuff - probably my favourite I&G so far. Will have to pick up a twin pack for myself at the liquor store.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle picked up at I&G Dundee. It pours clear deep ruby red with a small frothy white head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, oily, red berry, dried fruits, warming bonfire smoke, unmistakable medicinal pear reek of Laphroaig, vanilla, charred oak, jammy fruits and BBQ meats. The taste is bitter - sweet, toasty malt, touch of caramel, vanilla fudge, dried fruits, jammy red berry, peat reek, medicinal, vanilla, Laphroaig action, dry, toasty, charred, smoked vanilla custard and a hint of spice with a smooth, mellow smoke finish. Medium+ body and moderate carbonation. Rounded and moreish. Very impressed with this. As a Laphroaig drinker this is the business.

7.9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On keg at I n G Lothian Road. Appearance - deep plum to autumnal red. Neat off white head. Nose - Manor smoke, wood and iodine. Unmistakably Islay. Taste - prunes and black cherry. Then the smoke which doesn't dominate as much as on the nose. Palate - medium bodied with a fruity tang and then smoke dries it out. Overall - really interesting beer. The smoke on the nose is a touch clumsy mind.

3

its not nice... keg at innis abd gunn.. really just why oh why... sometime i wonder if life if worth it