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Отзывы описывают этот Laphroaig Cairdeas 15-year-old как хорошо сбалансированный, торфяно-дымный виски с морскими, цитрусовыми и ванильно-сладкими нотами, часто отмечая, что при 43% он мягче и менее мощный, чем хотелось бы некоторым.
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В текстовых отзывах этот виски чаще всего описывают как хорошо сбалансированный и комплексный, с дымным торфяным характером, морскими и йодисто-лекарственными нотами, цитрусами, ванилью и сладостью от выдержки в бурбонных бочках. Несколько отзывов отмечают мягкость и элегантность по сравнению с другими Laphroaig, а также то, что дым здесь не подавляет остальные ароматы. Некоторые прямо сравнивают его с классическим 15-летним и 18-летним Laphroaig, находя его менее фруктовым и более сухим или «серьёзным», а также отличающимся от юбилейного 15-летнего релиза.
Вместе с тем в отзывах неоднократно звучит критика: крепость 43% воспринимается как недостаточная — многим хотелось бы больше «мощи» и тела, а финиш иногда называют коротковатым. Часть отзывов считает цену завышенной относительно качества, а один называет этот релиз самым слабым из опробованных Cairdeas. При этом общий тон остаётся скорее положительным: его называют приятным, вкусным и достойным, хотя и не для всех оправдывающим ожидания.
собрано 50/97 текстовых отзывов · полный lossless-снимок WB
· 2026-10-08T05:36:39Z · источник evidence
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What Goethe said! having a sample of both (i had the 200th 15yo) in a blind h2h tasting i am very relieved to see that this one is a very different animal, sadly as well 43% you would think, but this one actually gets away with it pretty well. The 200th i never really liked, i found it too fruity, too 'weak' in the peat department. It's like a smoky pineapple juice :0) This 15yo however is much less tropical fruit and much more peaty, exactly how i like my phroaigs! The nose isn't the best i've had, but it's ok. The taste & finish is where it's at. TCP & seaweeds :p The difference to me is just staggering.curious to know how it would stand against the 18yo, cuan mor, lore,...
нос 88 · вкус 90 · финиш 91
The 43% I think is not reprehensible, they are even really good. I like to drink it, strong phenolic smoke, plus a nice bourbon keg sweetie. Class!
Balance (22) Nice, completely in style (88)
dark gold Sea air, barbecue, workshop, engine room, ham, smoky-sweet barbecue sauce. Begs one: Drink me! Fireworks, wet sandy beach, gorgeous. Medicinal iodine, bandages, finely tart vanilla sweetness, robust spice, some pepper. A few herbs, liquorice, tobacco. Medium-length finish with smoky chilli spiciness, ash with lemon aromas come out of the nose on the exhale 86 points
It has an oily viscosity and its bouquet is of relatively high intensity. I have aromas of pleasant maritime peat smoke, vanilla, creme brulee, shortbread, hay, marzipan, pipe tobacco, leather, citrus and apricot. Moderately complex malt. A good balance between sweetness and dryness in terms of taste. The alcohol is well integrated and it has a heavy body.
German Youtube Review: https://youtu.be/vlWuvv5Za1w
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| Нос | 82 | Soft, sweet, and smoky – like warm peat wafting over vanilla and light fruits. A hint of herbs and maritime freshness completes the picture. |
| Вкус | 86 | Sweet, creamy, and deep – like a golden stream of honey flowing over smoldering peat. Citrus, vanilla, and a subtle spiciness combine with a warm veil of smoke. |
| Финиш | 85 | Long, warm, and balanced. Sweet smoke, oak, and citrus evoke the feeling of a quiet evening by the fire. |
нос 85 · вкус 82 · финиш 83
Certainly not unkind, but with a higher Abv this had much more power and body had, pity.
lemony cream, fresh peat and smoke, a little bacquered spices that raise the scents, a little smoked bacon, vanilla, moistened woody mouth a little watery, but peat and citrus come back galloping despite the just 43 ° with spices and dark chocolate, plus candied fruits and caramelized !! a good dram !!
нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 85
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An enjoyable laphroaig but for the price point there are surely better. Worth a try but maybe not a buy
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| Нос | 75 | Oily mackerel, subdued pine smoke and sickly sweet desert wine. |
| Вкус | 80 | Cloying and unctuous ashy goodness, followed by solid earthy smoke, very rich with almost a chilli-like quality. Thew sweet wine backdrop is present throughout. Superb. |
| Финиш | 65 | Disappointing from the substantial nose and taste - the meatier peaty notes develop no further, some tobacco hints, and it's over quite soon |
Really good characterful and likewise elegant LP! Pretty intense flavors from seemingly good cask selection @only 43% abv. Clearly superior to the 200th Anniversary 15 yo. but you gotta take what you can get nowadays, right?
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Official Tasting NotesColour Deep gold Nose A balance of sweet smoke and tropical fruit including mango and ripe banana; clotted cream and honey follow with chilli spice Taste Fudge sweetness with salt, iodine and smoke Finish Long and smooth Maturation First-fill ex-bourbon Serve SuggestionStraight, or with a little water
нос 92 · вкус 89 · финиш 85
Blindtasting tip: Somehow I have the feeling of a Bowmore with 40% from the Bourbon barrel. Conclusion: If a few percent more would be in it, it would be high up. But he was probably already made for the slightly wider mass. Makes a difference from the 2017 Cairdeas QC and this one ;-)
нос 86 · вкус 83 · финиш 83
On the nose, peat, viscous, lemon, with its zest! Then an antiseptic, woody, mentholy return suddenly appears, and a creamy sensation too !! fruits on the tropics with pineapple spearhead!
Before I had this malt in the jar, I wondered if it would just be the normal 15 yo with another label. But now I can say that these malts have less in common than expected. The tangy fruitiness and playfulness of the regular version is not even to begin with. The Cairdeas is a serious malt, dry, very rough and something for the winter. It has a little more depth and wood influence in the taste, which gives it a little more power than it is the case at 15 yo. Since I really liked the fruity parts of the regular 15-year-old Laphroaig, I would definitely prefer it! https://whiskycuse.wordpress.com/2018/07/28/laphroaig-15-yo-cairdeas-43-vol-ob-2017/
Youtube Review: https://youtu.be/ZB4DINE_Iig
нос 82 · вкус 82 · финиш 78
21 21 22 21 85 tasty and drinkable, very good, great summer dram!
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 89
Old notes, February 2022. Very complex and enjoyable.
Overwhelmingly good Laphroaig. His 43 percent are excellent and fully support the complex flavors. The malt is very intense, surprisingly sweet already in the nose, which continues on the palate; full-bodied and a wonderful persistent finish.
нос 90 · вкус 90 · финиш 90
Cairdeas tasting side to side. Samples: Feis Ile 2016, 15yo 2002, Feis Ile 2018. General thoughts: Very enjoyable drams, great on the nose although unusual as they all lack power, smokiness and seemed too diluted, somewhat bitter. I rated them 82, 83, 83 in that order. Tag price is abusive for them all.
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| Нос | 89 | Smoky, grassy, earth, light oak, balanced, complex |
| Вкус | 89 | complex, grassy / hay, fruity, sweet, "Juicy Fruit" chewing gum |
| Финиш | 88 | long, balanced oak, medium-bitter |
More coastal than medicinal peat, citrus, candied lemon, not overly complex but really nice
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| Нос | 88 | Well integrated smoke, fruity |
| Вкус | 89 | Banana, balanced smoke (not so phenolic), an oily sweetness spreads |
| Финиш | 88 | Medium length, warming |
It is so well balanced - sweet, partly spicy, not so much peated compared to other Laphroaigs..
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| Нос | 90 | I like it so much. Well balance between sweat and smoke, little bit of iodine. |
| Вкус | 88 | First touch is not strong. After that it is combination of rich smoke with more layers. |
| Финиш | 88 | slightly salty, delicate and long |
He does not necessarily pull my shoes off and the price including shipping is in the end, in my opinion, a lot too high, but all in all, a good to drink whisky. As new 15er for around 60 € that would be completely ok.
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| Нос | 89 | Smoky, but not as strong as younger bottlings, grass / hay, soil, balanced |
| Вкус | 89 | complex, grassy, fruity, sweet, oak notes, "Fruity Juice" chewing gum |
| Финиш | 88 | long, oak, medium-hard, |
Full review here: https://tastingbros.com/2021/04/07/some-laphroaig-obs/
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Beautiful, fresh, windy, menthol parade
If you like the simple knit, rather one-dimensional Laphroaigs a la Quarter Cask, you will not be able to do anything with this bottling. It is complex, subtle, requires time and mindfulness, and can always surprise. It can best be compared with the ingenious 18-year-old, of whom there are unfortunately only remnants. And one more thing: even if he only has 43%, he can handle a lot of water, making it even rounder and more complex.
Weak Laphroaig! Nose is great, a lot of typical 'Laphroaig medicine', very much Laphroaig. But the taste is very weak. The price is a joke for such a minor quality. 15 years? This cannot help, here. Unfortunately.The other Cairdeas from 2017, the Cairdeas Quarter Cask CS, 2017, is much better because it also has this great typical Laphroaig nose. But not only nose but also taste. And it is stong. It is 6 (+/-) years only but it has more character than this 15 year old guy.A LAPHROAIG SHOULD NEVER BE WEAK. Unfortunately this one is weak!
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Water addition: At only 43% you should expect that water is not recommended, but I also advise here at least a few drops: The malt is in the nose a little more complex, the smoke / iodine note is intense, the sweetness continues to Conclusion: What a dram! I had expected something completely different, plus the relatively low alcohol content. But he just totally flashed me. Tasty, tasty, complex nose, beautiful fruit that missed me a long time but loved banana note. The nose is awesome, unfortunately a few prints in the taste and in the finish, because a few more percent would have done him good and he would have easily gone over 90 points. Nevertheless, almost a revelation - 89 points
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| Нос | 92 | What a cool nose! Rather laphroaighuntypisch holds the mezinische smoke here rather something back and occasionally goes to coal dust, instead trumpft it with many beach / sea flavors (pebble beach, algae and oysters) on. In addition, an incredibly great fruitiness, reminiscent of older Laphis from the 80s / 70s. I find apples, some pineapple and many tropical fruits like mango and papaya in the glass, as well as the Laphi banana note, which has often been missing in recent years. He looks very creamy and despite the 43% very full in the nose, the Bourbon barrels add a lot of caramel, vanilla and some coconut shell - very complex and complex |
| Вкус | 88 | creamy mouthfeel, great sweetness of the first fill bourbon casks, then the thicker iodine smokes around the tongue, again great fruit notes, subtle oak spice, vanilla, and bergamot (earl-gray tea) |
| Финиш | 87 | long, if not as long as with alcoholic bottlings, here is the laphira again a bit more discreet, the intense fruitiness is with mango, lemon banana there, accompanied by some oak, vanilla, the oak is more spicy, in addition to the notes of bergamot and black tea |
Well balanced whisky. Everything is consistently and well-adjusted. Claimed on a bottle of a degree does not correspond to a feeling, whisky is quite informative, no pristnosti (in the blind would give somewhere 52-54 degrees). I really like this classic Laphroaig profile.
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| Нос | 89 | This is the true Laphroaig from the very beginning. A classic set of ingredients. Medical, smoky, sea, peat, black oil, ointment of Vishnevsky, pickled malt, ash, sweetened, dried mint, peppermint, bacon, milk caramel, nut stuffing, chewing gum, vanilla, tangible fruit ingredient (although not I can clearly identify specific fruits), citrus fruits, candied fruits. |
| Вкус | 90 | Smokey, sooty, sweet, fruity, citrus, medical nuances, meat, butter, peat, tobacco, banana. |
| Финиш | 89 | Sweet, smoky, soot, waffle glass from ice cream, dry thistle, hint of peat, algae, medical notes, banana, quite dry. Long. |
Very very nice. Maritime, herbal, a bit plastic like notes. The nose is the best part. If you want some old school maritime peat this is the bottle for you.
well aged Laphroaig in what seem to be quality bourbon barrels
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| Нос | 91 | floral, heathery peat, peach, vanilla, citrus, lemon tart, maritime, leathery, integrated, complex |
| Вкус | 89 | sweet and savoury, peaty, medicinal, TCP, citrus, peach, vanilla, |
| Финиш | 90 | medium - peaty, fruity, sea breeze, kind of a funk |
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| Нос | 87 | Absolutely marine, seaweed, dirty, salty, wet, eaten with algae, balls under the pier submerged in sea water, mushroom, medical, iodine, and then Brazil nuts, almonds, a lot of marzipan, green tea leaves, spoiled, slightly moldy nuts and dried fruit. |
| Вкус | 85 | Ash, charred climates, unfortunately the watering is highly perceptible, first of all you can feel the influence of bourbon barrels, there is a slight acidity, even a delicate astringency, notes of oak, wood, slightly sweet, bitten with a dose of sea salt, some minerality, water with magnesium, calcium, less than in the aroma of medicine, and more smoke. |
| Финиш | 85 | Medium long but seems to be satisfying jam at 43%, smoke, woody bitterness, lemon or lime peel, gooseberry, green rhubarb, and laphroaig ash. |
beautiful
Delicious laphi. For me, a mixture of quarter cask and 18er. Not quite in the face like the QC, but not quite as elegant as the 18.
The peaty nose mostly bothers me with Laphroaig, but in the mouth the Cairdeas is nice and filling, complex and very sweet, which is only accentuated by light peat. The finish is a bit short for a 15-year-old whisky, but just as nice and sweet.
- no question a delicious classic smoky whisky as expected ... BUT - I'm missing a CAIRDEAS (special bottling) here definitely the SPECIAL thing about the whisky taste - unfortunately the worst of my tested so far CAIRDEAS - bottlings - Conclusion: unfortunately a disappointment in terms of taste at the price
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In my taste, an excellent Laphroaig, quite complex, the peat does not overwhelm the other aromas but integrates them. Less medicinal than the old 15, but equally balanced and pleasant to drink. I appreciate the menthol note. The finish is a bit short
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Original quote from the friends of laphroaig email: "the award winning 15 Year Old was discontinued in 2009. A big favourite among Friends of Laphroaig, it was brought back in 2015 as a one-off limited edition in honour of our distillery’s bicentenary. Much heralded, we have since been inundated with requests for it to be brought back again, and more permanently. Distilled over the course of 2002, and matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, it’s a truly great dram. The wood in its prime, the barrels are responsible for the whisky’s deep gold colour, the extra vanillas, and those spicy notes you get on the nose; while the length of time it has spent in the warehouse makes for a fine balance of smoke and tropical fruit esters, the final result is a unique expression." Nothing to add, really like it. Still hoping for 46/48%
Great Laphi, which is still very restrained in the nose, but develops its full power in the mouth. You can experiment well with water ...
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| Нос | 89 | First cold peat smoke, seasoning, wood, vanilla; With water, apple, candy cubes and banana |
| Вкус | 90 | With water: warm, soft with vanilla. Slowly building up peat followed by oak wort. Ever stronger and drier in the mouth. |
| Финиш | 92 | Massive finish, despite the long chewing that continues. Grandiose long. The peat smoke remains interwoven with the vanilla. HEAVEN |
нос 90 · вкус 89 · финиш 89
...if you want to try a nicely matured, pleasant and only slightly smoky Laphi, you've come to the right place! In terms of complexity, it doesn't come close to the old 18-year-olds, but it's still very successful!
Aroma Sweet smoke, wood spice, vanilla The taste Sweet, almost creamy, vanilla, caramel, wood spice Resonance Medium length, smoke, salt, sweet, wood spice
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Good one, long smooth finish, but more oomph would have been nice... 46? 48? Especially as a cairdeas bottling... Think they left some points on the road
нос 92 · вкус 91 · финиш 92
Surprisingly smoky with at least 15 years. Not a huge litter, but still a very solid and well-balanced Laphroaig, which with its 43% is neither too soft nor too overwhelming.
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| Нос | 89 | The typical for Laphroaig medical smoke with approaches of Hansaplast and hospital "fragrance" in general, as well as rain-soaked asphalt shows up immediately, however, due to the 15-year maturation period, beautifully dignified and restrained. Sea flavors (seaweed, seaweed, salt, marine diesel), beautifully combined with a hint of green apples and pears. |
| Вкус | 89 | Heavy smoke, much more intense on the tongue than in the nose. Soft and velvety, oily at the beginning, but quickly drying. Salt liquorice and oak chips. Less fruity than in the nose, the smoke prevails and stands like a wall in the mouth. |
| Финиш | 88 | Medium long, ashen and dry, with oak, vanilla and now again sweetness of apples and pears. |
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Very complex TCP influenced Laphroaig Cairdeas. Right from the beginning you know this won't be easy. Compared with the Laphroaig 15-year-old (WB-ID: 35), Laphroaig 15-year-old (WB-ID 65104) and the Laphroaig 18-year-old (WB-ID: 42886) side by side this 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrels 15 year old Cairdeas is quite dominant on the nose and very complex too. This Laphroaig is not as peppery as the old 15 year old, but got the right amount of TCP and medicinal smoke. Happily not as floral as the 200 year anniversary version and not as light. Maybe you could compare it to the 18 year old (white label), but this one is not as fruity due to the 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrels, it's more into the herbal white wine direction like the Laphroaig An Cuan Mòr. Yes, this is a great mature mix of the An Cuan Mòr and the 18 year old. Love it. Concerning price/performance ratio: 9/10
Compared it to the classic 15YO (ID 35) and the 18YO (42886). More sherried, more spicy, more malty but less fruity than both of those.
нос 85 · вкус 84 · финиш 84
This latest Cairdeas is quite the thought-provoking bottling. The juicy fruits and high-impact vanilla generally work well with the underlying distillery fire and brimstone character (which is somewhat diminished compared to some OBs), but whilst the herbal notes will probably sit well with some, to my palate, they come across slightly dusty and oddly powdered. Nevertheless, there’s some complexity and subtlety here. Is it a like-for-like replacement of the dearly departed original 15 year old (purportedly Prince Charles’s favourite Scotch)? – nope – this is a quite the different animal. https://www.thedramble.com/tastings/laphroaig/laphroaig-cairdeas-15-year-old-/
A wonderfully matured Laphroaig, dangerously drinkable, low ABV but still rich.
You might think it is rather obscure or unspectacular in the nose, but there are gradually more layers, and it's fun to feel them in their harmonious sequence. This is a delicious and extraordinary stuff, a bit rougher than the old 15yo but still elegant. He has not the direct body kingdom of the QC or CS, but remains on the fruity side. Very nice!
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| Нос | 89 | Gauze bandage dipped in salt water, camphor, some placard color and linseed oil varnish. Lime syrup, lemon curd in the peat bog on a dull autumn day. Stone covered with seagrass at low tide, ripe bananas and then everything again in alternation. |
| Вкус | 88 | Silky soft tangerine juice, wet wood, then a longer wave of campfire and peat smoke flavors, lard, hmm, water running in the mouth. Despite its distinct Laphroaig character light and elegant, not in your face. |
| Финиш | 87 | It develops a pronounced Zartbittereiche, reminiscent of chocolate with 80% cocoa content, the salivation continues for quite a while. Fruit and peat wort dance Tango! |
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