Laphroaig Cairdeas 200th Edition 2015 Scotch Whisky

Each year, for the Feis de Isle (an annual festival hosted by the Islay distilleries), Laphroaig releases a new, limited edition of its Cairdeas Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Meaning friendship in old Gaelic, the 2015 Cairdeas is an extra-special bottling, as it commemorates the distilleries 200th anniversary. Crafted from floor-malted barley and distilled through Laphroaig’s smallest stills, Laphroaig Cairdeas 2015 Single Malt Scotch Whisky is then aged in first-fill bourbon barrels in the distilleries Warehouse #1 by the sea. Nose: charcoal smoke, citrus fruits, grapes and freshly-cut wood. Palate: creamy milk chocolate, burnt vanilla, caramel and peat fill the palate Finish:complex accented by worn oak, tannins, salty air and tropical fruits.