Interesting Scotch Information

[augustgarage]

The 25 yo cask strength has been available in the UK for some time now at about £225. Far less then $500 but then it is only a 700cl bottle.

Heh, that would be a great deal (70cl = 700mL) :grin:

The 18yo is likely to be priced at £50. If they gouge the U.S. market in the same way as they are doing for the 25yo, then I expect the 18yo will be $125 - $150 stateside. While a poor value compared to say, Highland Park 18yo, I might pick up a bottle anyway (then again, if I can order a 700mL from the UK for half the price...)

Tasting notes I've read suggest the 18yo and 25yo are more robust than the 15yo or 30yo. A lot of people seem to prefer the 7yo or the QC to the regular 10yo (I prefer the 10yo at cask strength) as well. Except for the continually rising prices I kind of like the direction Laphroaig is taking.

[AVB]

Of course, it should read 70cl. No way to fix the original now though. 700cl would be a hell of a deal

The 25 yo cask strength has been available in the UK for some time now at about £225. Far less then $500 but then it is only a 70cl bottle.

[boss302]

A lot of people seem to prefer the 7yo or the QC to the regular 10yo (I prefer the 10yo at cask strength) as well. Except for the continually rising prices I kind of like the direction Laphroaig is taking.

Now that big and peaty has become popular again, I kinda saw this coming.

The Laphroaig 10 and 15 were good, but ultimately forgettable when you have Ardbeg 10 and Lagavulin 16 in the same neighborhood, though.

The Quarter Cask, however, is my favorite of the "Islay Big Peat 3", as I call them.

[boss302]

If any of you are "Friends of Laphroaig" you know that they are discontinuing the 10 yr old and the 15 yr old. They're going to replace them with some of Robert's creations (i.e. various batches of whatever mood he's in) and an 18 yr old which I bet will be very pricey. I think Jim Beam is trying to make the finest single malt into the Old Crow of single malts!

I wouldn't say that at all. The "Mood Malts" series has been a slam dunk for Bruichladdich, which sounds a lot like what you are describing...

Let's get a little bit more information before we jump to the Old Crow analogy-- that one is a little too harsh to be taken lightly!