Scotch / Single malt Scotch

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Name: Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Brand: Laphroaig

A velvety, woody take on heavy peat, with coconut and banana behind the smoke.

SmokeTextureSweetness

48%ABV

No age statementNo age statement

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Laphroaig Quarter Cask · reference

Laphroaig Cairdeas has a closely matched profile on the available comparison dimensions.

SweetnessKey differenceLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitNot enough data

Excluded from this fingerprint and comparison claims.

Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led

FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealKey differenceLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

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Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Little smokeSmoke-led

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Laphroaig CairdeasLaphroaig Cairdeas has a closely matched profile on the available comparison dimensions.Lagavulin 12Lagavulin 12 has a closely matched profile on the available comparison dimensions.Laphroaig 18Laphroaig 18 has less spice.Ardbeg 10 Cask StrengthArdbeg 10 Cask Strength has more body and more spice.Laphroaig 10Laphroaig 10 has more malt / cereal and less body.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationEx-bourbon barrels, then American oak quarter casks

Peat statuspeated

Mash / grainsderived from category

DistilleryLaphroaig

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Laphroaig · Laphroaig Quarter Cask ↗ · producer
Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Sweetness · 25
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 70
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 85
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · Not enough data
Category default used because bottle-specific production input is unavailable; excluded from comparison prose and key-difference highlights.

Dried fruit · 10
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 35
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 25
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]