Price: Discontinued
Distilled/Owned by: Laphroaig / Beam Suntory
Region: Islay
51.3% ABV
Aged For: NAS
Mashbill: 100% malted barley
Cask Type: Ex-bourbon, finished in port casks
Chill Filtered: No
Color Added: No
Color: Tawny
Drank: Neat, in a glencairn
Nose: Earthy chocolate covered bacon, subtle port notes, oak, smoke, and caramel sauce
Feel: Medium to full body
Taste: Grape, chocolate, leather, peat smoke, vanilla, oak, and pepper
Finish: Medium warmth and length, earth, port, chocolate, oak, more smoke and less fruit than the palate
Thoughts: While I enjoyed it, its not my favorite version of Cairdeas, I would have liked a bit stronger of a port cask influence on it.
Score: 85 out of 100