Help needed - Laphroaig

[Ulf Buxrud]

Peter,
 
For me it is just a 'quick fix' like Aussie Cabs and NZ chardons matured in 
stainless steel containers matured with a little help of submerged sacks of 
oak chips.
 
Nothing wrong with that if you favor a faster cash flow for the producer 
than stay with and be true to a classic house style. 
 
The rational behind this move is that smaller casks 'may' contribute to a 
speedier 'maturation', but always at the cost of quality and elegance. 
  
A similar philosophy is adopted by a Swedish producer, the Mackmyra.   

Best

Ulf 
 
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Wood <st.peter at PARADISE.NET.NZ>
To: MALTS-L at LISTS.UNI-KARLSRUHE.DE
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 11:56:42 +1200
Subject: Help needed - Laphroaig


When family members come to NZ via Auckland airport I usually get them to
bring me in a couple of 1L malts from the inbound Duty Free stores. Usually
I ask for Ardbeg 10y and Laphroaig cask strength as being the best buys
there. When I saw my wife off on a trip last Friday I noted there was a
Laphroaig Quarter Cask bottling I haven't seen before. I like the Laphroaig
Cask Strength (which I notice has dropped from ~57.3% to ~55.5%) and the
Quarter Cask is only 48% (though a few$ cheaper), but I'm tempted.

Can anyone offer a flavour comparison between these two? 

Peter Wood

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