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Quarter Casks
Laphroaig® Quarter Cask is twice aged to amplify deep peat and add a surprising sweetness. Contact with the wood of smaller quarter-sized casks makes it our most lively expression.
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Tasting Notes
Colour
Full sparkling gold
Nose
Smouldering peat with aromas of coconut and banana
Palate
Deep, complex, smoky. And a surprising gentle sweetness.
Finish
Really long, drying with appropriate smoke and spice.
Maturation
Double matured ex-Bourbon barrels and American oak quarter casks.
BIG FLAVOUR FROM SMALL BARRELS
Bigger barrels don’t mean better flavour. The proof is Laphroaig® Quarter Cask, inspired by the old tradition of transporting whisky on packhorses. Fortunately for said horses, it was stored in smaller quarter casks that carry flavour into your dram today. Their reduced size means the spirit has more contact with the wood, amplifying the natural flavours of whisky first matured in ex-Bourbon barrels. Hints of coconut, banana and vanilla complement our instantly recognisable heavy peat flavour, followed by a long, sweet and smoky finish. This quarter cask whisky is barrier filtered to retain all the character developed in our small but mighty barrels. Enjoy a soft and velvety single malt full of unexpected vivid notes, bigger flavour and aroma.
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GOLD 2021
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Quarter Casks FAQ
A quarter cask is a smaller oak cask, inspired by the old tradition of transporting whisky on packhorses. Because of its reduced size, this type of single malt whisky has more contact with the wood, helping to intensify flavour, aroma, and texture. For Laphroaig Quarter Cask, that means our bold peat smoke meets extra depth, surprising sweetness, and a lively, full-bodied character.
Laphroaig 10 year single malt Scotch is our classic Islay whisky, known for its bold peat smoke, medicinal character, seaweed, saltiness, and traditional full-bodied style. When looking at Laphroaig Quarter Cask vs 10, Quarter Cask keeps that same unmistakable peaty and smoky Laphroaig character, but takes it in a smoother, richer, and more complex direction. It is double matured, first in ex-Bourbon barrels and then in smaller American oak quarter casks, giving the whisky greater wood contact, added depth, gentle sweetness, and a finish that evolves with every sip.
Quarter Cask Islay Scotch whisky is deep, smoky, and complex, with the bold peat character you expect from Laphroaig. On the nose, smouldering peat is joined by aromas of coconut and banana. On the palate, it is rich and smoky, with a surprising gentle sweetness, followed by a long, drying finish with smoke and spice.
A smaller cask gives the whisky more contact with the oak. That greater wood influence helps draw out more flavour, aroma, and texture from the spirit, amplifying the character first developed in ex-Bourbon barrels. In Laphroaig Quarter Cask Islay single malt, this creates a whisky that feels bigger, more lively, and more expressive, with heavy peat balanced by sweetness and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Drink Quarter Cask Scotch neat to experience its full intensity, from the deep peat smoke to the long, sweet, and smoky finish. A few drops of water can open up its coconut, banana, vanilla, and oak-led sweetness, while ice will soften the smoke and texture. However you serve it, give it time in the glass, as this is a small-cask peated whisky made for big flavour.