LIVING THE DRAM
Laphroaig ("La-froyg") is a distillery that bookends the 3 big peaty players on the south-east coast of Islay and is renowned worldwide for its peaty and malty taste that is best demonstrated by its flagship 10 year old expression. The first thing that is striking, before you even get to the liquid itself, is the... Continue Reading →
One of Laphroaig’s no-age-statement expressions, the Quarter Cask has been matured in traditional ’quarter cask’ barrels, i.e. barrels that hold a quarter the volume of liquid of the usual cask, and so the liquid has more exposure to the surface area of the wood and so the whisky can ‘mature’ quicker than in the normal,... Continue Reading →
After a brilliant day's musical and liquid entertainment on the Saturday, I managed to wake up without a single regret on the Sunday, and the weather was also as surprisingly clear as my head. There are few sights in this world that I've been lucky enough to witness that are as serene, calming and stunning... Continue Reading →
Literally... The latest Laphroaig marketing campaign is currently inviting its twitter followers to tweet comments with the hashtag #BIGOPINIONS and the successful ones are being projected onto the side of the distillery's infamous white walls... This isn't the first time that we've written about Laphroaig, and probably won't be the last, as we at WU... Continue Reading →
As the 200th birthday celebrations continue, the good folk at Laphroaig have announced the release of this year's Cairdeas release, which is (not surprisingly) limited in numbers and exclusively available to the Friends of Laphroaig. Whilst it is hardly an exclusive club, given that it is free for anyone to join, as ever you've got... Continue Reading →
At WU we have a special place in our hearts for the drams of Islay, both peated and unpeated, and so we just wanted to wish everyone a good recovery from this year's Feis Ile, along with happy big birthdays to Laphroaig and Ardbeg who both turn 200 this year, and to Kilchoman for reaching... Continue Reading →
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