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Laphroaig Brodir

Overall rating
85.36/100
votes
196
Whiskybase ID
WB201367
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
Travel Retail Exclusive
Bottled
25.05.2017
Casktype
Ex-Bourbon Barrels + Ruby Port Casks Finish
Strength
48.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Bottle code
L7145VB1
Barcode
5010019638120
Added on
06 jan 2022 6:17 pm
UncoloredNon-chillfiltered
Laphroaig Brodir
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Laphroaig Brodir
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Laphroaig Brodir
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Laphroaig Brodir
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Laphroaig Brodir
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Average value

€ 136.58

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Whisky Reviews for Laphroaig Brodir

29 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 85.36 points

  1. HammerHead scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    Good, but the wine influence is a little bit off, like Laphroaig and a fruit syrup have been mixed together in my glass.
    • Nose
      86 86
      Salty smoke, nutty, medicinal, sweet with blueberries and blackberries, a citrus like sourness, lapsang souchong tea and some dusty woodspices.
    • Taste
      84 84
      Smoke of burnt twigs, an oily sweetness, sour and sweet fruits, fruit syrup, mostly cherries and blackberries, a little bit peppery.
    • Finish
      86 86
      Long, somewhat ashy, but also sweet with liquorice, dark red fruit juice and a little vanilla.

  2. RedBandit74 scored this whisky 80 points Expert Senior

    Heavy smoke meets red fruit
    • Nose
      Smoke, some red fruits, little honey
    • Taste
      creamy, smoke, dry oak
    • Finish
      Smoke, medium length, dry

  3. didi1893 scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    The first impression is influenced by the well-known Laphroaigaromen, gradually the volume and the smoky wood tones decrease, dominate it sweet fruit flavors. The overall impression is creamy and oily, easy drinking and extremely mild for a Laphroaig, he seems in the second half a little powerless and boring. I personally love the interplay of fruit or sweetness and the smoky peat and wood elements. I still like it!

    22/22/22/22 (88P)
    • Nose
      Old pink with an orange shimmer shines the Laphroaig in the glass, on the glass wall oily "legs" pull their fast tracks back into the glass. Powerful, sweet peat and a hint of smoke rise from the premium snifter, maritime and phenolic iodine and algae to the fore. The typical Laphroaigaromen such as iodine, algae, peat and smoke are joined by creamy caramel and fruity strawberries, malty add a pinch of salt and apricots. Burnt wood tones and mineral peat are minimal, and again and again this beguiling fruity note comes to the fore. I love the interplay of slightly smoky peat and sweet creamy fruit elements.
    • Taste
      The first sip is dominated by the smoky peat and burned wood. Iodine and salt are added, subtle sharpness fills the entire mouth while creamy sweetness stimulates the saliva. Fly ash and burning campfire, creamy malt sweet and fruity strawberries, morello cherries and apricots, honey, a pinch of fresh mint, just before the end, old walnuts are still showing. A hint of citrus fruits flashes ...
    • Finish
      Creamy and mild rest the mild fruit flavors on the palate, from the initial smoky notes, almost nothing is available. Appearances of earthy peat, otherwise dominate only creamy fruit flavors with a hint of peat the finish. Citrus fruits and a light note of mint then let the aftertaste slowly fade away.

  4. KayMeertens scored this whisky 84 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      84 84
      Peat, blackcurrant, rubber, mocha, gingerbread and a little curry.
    • Taste
      84 84
      Spicy! Peat, blueberry, gingerbread, rubber and caramel.
    • Finish
      85 85
      Briny peat, blueberry, mocha, caramel and curry.

  5. aboutWhisky scored this whisky 88 points Expert Junior

    Despite the wine aromas and sweetness of this bottling that are atypical for Laphroaig, it is undoubtedly a typical Laphroaig. As with the other malts from Laphroaig, the 48% alcohol by volume is very well integrated. In my opinion, the sweetness of the port wine complements the smoky-maritime aroma profile very well. This malt is highly recommended for lovers of phenolic-smoky Islay malts and a great addition to the Laphroaig range.

    https://www.aboutwhisky.de/tastingnotes/laphroaig-brodir/
    • Nose
      Typical, phenolic Laphroaig smoke rises in the nose. The smoke leaves a slightly cooling feeling and reminds me of tar and cold ash. At the same time, I also associate this smell with a slightly salty sea breeze. The 48% vol. is noticeable, but still well integrated. The port wine casks bring unusual sweet wine notes of dark fruits, berries and wine gums for Laphroaig. Despite the dominant smoke, these port wine notes are by no means in the background, but harmonize very well with the smoke. In the background there is a light malty cereal note, which I often find in Laphroaig malts. After the first try, when the nose has gotten used to the smoke, the barrel also comes through with slightly spicy, herbaceous notes and liquorice.
    • Taste
      The start in the mouth is very intense. The smoke clearly dominates here at the beginning and pushes the sweetness a bit into the background. Over time, it becomes a little more present and the fruity-sweet port wine notes come through more strongly.
    • Finish
      The mouthfeel gets a bit drier, the oak finally comes through and a slightly smoky flavor with liquorice and herbal candy lingers in the mouth and throat. The finish very long and pleasant.

  6. KB201 did not rate this whisky Connoisseur

    Brodir is the Old Norse term for brother. The Viking language was spoken on the Orkney and Shetland Islands until the 18th century. Laphroaig's Travel Retail bottling was finished in port wine casks.

  7. StumpiKlaus scored this whisky 84 points Member Senior

    Good whisky. Price / performance ratio ok.
    • Nose
      85 85
      Slightly sour, smoke, salty bacon, pepper and finally a slight sweetness.
    • Taste
      84 84
      Optimal alcohol content! Port wine finish clearly noticeable. Sweet smoked bacon, aniseed, herbs, dark berries and a little pepper at the end.
    • Finish
      83 83
      Long . Dry smoke with lemon and some pepper.

  8. Svjatogor scored this whisky 79 points Expert Senior

    n: smoke, peat, iodine, medicine, seaweed, sherry, dark notes, ham, sea fruit
    t: peat, smoke, iodine, sea
    a: peat, smoke, sweet, earthy

  9. Cask1988 did not rate this whisky Connoisseur

    A small Laphroaig line up tonight! quarter cask, PX cask, Lore & Brodir. Al 48% ABV expressions. I’ll be tasting them all four h2h.
    • Nose
      This is probably the most distinctive of the four whiskies I’ve put H2H to one another. Quite some Smokey red fruits like dates and figs and plumbs. The peaty flavors translate a bit more to ash and a bonfire that’s burnt out with the rubbery being still there but in the background. It is a bit closed though. So let’s give it some hand warmth. Yes that helps. This one explodes in tawny port kind of flavors. I love tawny ports and it seems that the flavors integrated really well here!
    • Taste
      A lovely deep and red fruited palate upon arrival. Again it’s oily at first and gets more heavily bodied right after. Dried red fruits, raisins and some nuttiness. I like the dark character of this brodir quite a bit.
    • Finish
      Long, sweet, sour and a bit salty. It coats the mouth with again a tawny port kind of experience combined with a typical Islay whisky profile. The whole has a lot of depth. Definitely the most sticky one of the 4 in this line up. It is very full of flavor and the finish offers quite a bit of fun with flavors going from mainly Smokey to mainly fruity to mainly spicy.

      This is definitely the most coating, coastal and deeply flavored whisky of the 4.

      My top 4 of tonight:
      1) Lore
      2) Quarter Cask
      3) Brodir
      4) PX cask

  10. jkswift scored this whisky 82 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      83 83
    • Taste
      82 82
    • Finish
      81 81

  11. TP_Wtr scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      84 84

  12. schengel10 scored this whisky 81 points Connoisseur

    An "easy drinking Laphi" - young and impetuous - but of good quality!
    Joins a series of "good" Brodir bottlings!
    • Nose
      strong smoke / peat aromas, iodine, herbs, dark berries, sweetness;
    • Taste
      powerful and intense at the start; fruity (berries), sweet, phenolic smoke, ash, salt, tar, iodine, smoke - not too much depth;
    • Finish
      medium-long finish, sweet, salty, cold smoke; in the aftertaste an intense iodine note;

  13. Issie did not rate this whisky Connoisseur

    • Nose
      Cold smoke, maritime, medical, cinnamon, wood, earth, herb candy, dried herbs, a little lemon, nuts, there is also a very minimal fruitiness
    • Taste
      Honey, lemon, very artificial and sweet cherry aroma, nuts, ash, smoke, pepper

  14. rpvdwel scored this whisky 81 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      80 80
    • Taste
      81 81
    • Finish
      82 82

  15. Falang scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    Dark, rich and independent drink that stands on its own. Nothing like it! One of the better peat-drinks there is!
    • Nose
      85 85
      Dark and oily with a deep peat nose like a burning fire, very very strong, lovely.
    • Taste
      85 85
      Mature, almost too much. A monster, a beast of a whisky that grows on you. Peat! Complexity with a personalised narrative, hints of ocean, salt water, long grasses...
    • Finish
      88 88
      The peat gently evolves, different tones of burned and unburned sugar, soft herbs, palet of different spices and a hint of caramel.

  16. SRB scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      83 83
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      86 86

  17. glengoyner scored this whisky 88 points Member Senior

    22/22/22/22

  18. Whisky-Fancier scored this whisky 90 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      90 90
    • Taste
      89 89
    • Finish
      90 90

  19. Hvdree scored this whisky 81 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      81 81
    • Taste
      80 80
    • Finish
      81 81

  20. MrYens scored this whisky 90 points Expert Senior

  21. EnjoyLife89 scored this whisky 92 points Expert Senior

    One of my favorite Laphroaigs. Very balanced and an excellent match between smoke and fruity sweetness. I like it really well.
    • Nose
      Smoke; behind it, sweet; full and complex; maritime; Iodine; Malt; Honey + syrup; Herbs; Malt note becomes stronger after the first sip
    • Taste
      Sweet; smoky; Berry; Honey; Wood fire, but still sweet and fruity; some salt and nice spices
    • Finish
      dry smoke; Sweetness remains; Malt; becoming slightly bitter; honey again and sweet

  22. Georges scored this whisky 90 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      Fresh, honey, peat smoke, coastal, tropical fruits, honey, sweet, salty, berries, chocolate
    • Taste
      Fresh, light, peat smoke, fruity, creamy, oily, flowery, sweet, liquorice, charcoal, chocolate
    • Finish
      Long, rich, salty, smoky, sweet, citrus

  23. maltandgrains scored this whisky 84 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      82 82
      The smoke is somewhat sweet, and the nose carries hints of berries. Overall a little "rough" on the nose.
    • Taste
      84 84
      Easy smoke, with notes of berries and a little vanilla.
    • Finish
      86 86
      Semi-long finish where the berries, fruit and vanilla comes through nicely. Slight hints of chocolate.

  24. Punktar scored this whisky 80 points Connoisseur

    The is consistently good, but not as outstanding as the price and the expectation of the port wine barrel hoped.
    • Nose
      Quite neat smoke, but unlike the 10 here rather direction wood smoke. With a little patience something about dark fruits in the background.
    • Taste
      First maritime / salty notes. Then only the smoke. Licorice. Creamy on the tongue. Even more licorice. Very slightly metallic. Far in the background dark fruits and a little lemon flavor. I had expected something more from the port wine barrel.
    • Finish
      Very long and warm.

  25. YosemiteSam scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
      Sweet smoke, spicy, blackcurrant and raspberry, cherry and honey.
    • Taste
      89 89
      Sweet notes of smoke, honey and vanilla, honey, herbs, citrus fruits, medicinal.
    • Finish
      89 89
      A long finish with smoke, chocolate and sweet. Very pleasant.

  26. YosemiteSam scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
      Sweet smoke, spicy, blackcurrant and raspberry, cherry and honey.
    • Taste
      89 89
      Sweet notes of smoke, honey and vanilla, honey, herbs, citrus fruits, medicinal.
    • Finish
      A long finish with smoke, chocolate and sweet

  27. The Macallan scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    N: smokey, winey with some fruity notes, lapsang souchong tea

    P: burned grass, with fruityness combined with some oak

    F: warming, smokey and some of the port flavors

    C: a great fruity whisky

  28. jeoff scored this whisky 84 points Expert Junior

    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      84 84
    • Finish
      83 83

  29. ARRANTHONY_PRIVATE scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      88 88

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