Laphroaig Cairdeas - Port Wood - Feis Ile 2013 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Colour

Deep, burnished amber with coppery highlights and a subtle ruby glow.

Nose

A towering plume of peat and sea-salt smoke rises, kissed by medicinal iodine and burnt amber. Port wood sweetness threads through the aroma, ripe raspberry, plum and jammy fig, edged with dark chocolate, toffee and a touch of vanilla. Subtle pepper and spice lift the finish, while a briny, coastal backbone keeps the Laphroaig signature immediacy intact.

Palate

Powerful and mouth-coating, the peat stays bright behind a port-wine sweetness. Dark fruit compote—plum, fig, cherry—melds with smoke, vanilla and cocoa. A saline, coastal bite keeps it balanced, while spice and oak deepen to a long, warming finish with lingering fruit, smoke and a faint port glow.

Finish

An enduring, peaty finish that clings with coastal smoke and sea salt. Port Wood softens the burn with velvety red-fruit sweetness—fig, raisin and plum—while warming spice unfolds, leaving a cocoa-dusted ember of oak and a whisper of iodine.