Laphroaig 25 (Which to choose?)
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- Опубликовано: 23 мар 2021
- Laphroaig 25 year-old! The 2017/2018/2019 bottlings will be compared side by side to offer guidance on profile variants of this much loved expression.
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Mike your the man! You always seem to amaze me with your choose if scotch. You have a very expensive palate that I trust it 100%, your reviews with Dustin are like no other. You influenced me to buy 2 bottles of Laphroaig 25, I have the 2018 & 2020. Thank you for making my day!
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Nice! I love being a bad/good influence. I still haven't got my hands on the 2020, how is it? assuming you have opened the bottle.
Sorry no I haven’t opened the 2020 yet, I am waiting to open it with my twin brother for our birthday in August. But I will let you know when I do open it.
@@Whocares737 August 2nd?
That was helpful, thanks.
I really enjoy the compare/contrast videos of same bottlings but different years. As a matter of fact, I watching one of your older videos where you had the new and old bottlings of Bunnahabhain 18. Keep them coming, Cheers!
I love doing comparison reviews. I feel las if there is always learn something new about the whisky.
Great video for someone who is going to go for something far above the price range they usually shop at. Cheers
Very true!
Great vid! Thank you!
🦖 soooOoooo magical
Really great...thank you so much. There are subtle differences between all of these but Laphroaig 25's are just the best bang for your buck under 500. Found this for 370 in NJ. Any plans to do a Laphroaig 18, 25, 27, 30, 32 comparison? That would be fun! Maybe throw an old Lore in there too.
Well I’ve tried all of those. And have reviews up for everything but the 27. And that’s the issue, the 27 year was just very mediocre. Maybe someday
Got that 2015 Laphroaig 25 with black box and it’s excellent. Laphroaig offers most reasonably priced Islay peated Scotch imo especially when it comes to older expressions.
For sure. In our "top five under $500" this was our number one. Age/abv/ distillate all there.
Never going to taste these but interesting nevertheless. Thank you, great contribution.
You live in the US?
@@topshelfwhisky Australia. 600 AUD at least to get your hands on one of these here.
Thanks for rating.
Laphroaig finish with sherry ... I love it.
I used to drink a bottle of laphroaig 25 ( 2017 )/89p - laphroaig 27/88p - laphroaig 28/90p.
Laphroaig 28 is very delicate and elegant.
I, too, love sherry and old Laphroaig. Thought, I would rate the 28 slightly below the 25's from the last few years. Cheers
@@topshelfwhiskyAs you said, high abv is better .
Within 4 hours so crazyyy, we drink start with Irish14 TBWC - Rosebank 21 Jealousy - Highland Park 25 ver 2009 & finish with Laphroaig 28.
Highland Park 25 very strong and manly,very beautiful and Laphroaig 28 is very delicate and elegant-Rosebank nice and floral, but hmmm....makes them shine.A memorable afternoon in my life.
Mike thank you for an awesome review huge Laphroaig Fan never trade 25!! Did you ever try the 30-year-old?
Yes, both the old and the new. While I prefer a higher ABV the older 43% is still my preferred bottling of the 30 year
Enjoyed the video! Despite living in the boonies, a local stores has a 2015 Laphroaig 25 tempting me from the top shelf (right next to a Laphroaig 32!). How or why this podunk MD store has these delicious offerings is a mystery. Unfortunately they're priced like they aren't interested in actually selling them (either that or I'm just too cheap). The 2015 25 is $530 (+tax) and the 32 is $1320 (+tax).
Hmm... perhaps the 32 is close to fair market price. I think I was looking at Laphroaig 30 prices for comps. I can get a 700ml 2018 25 shipped to me from FineDrams for ~$430.
@@tonynelson5745 I've spoken to store owners and talked them down to cost on a 25 before. That said...don't be shocked when you find out their cost was more than that UK price.
Those prices are high but not horrible. I would consider the 25 at that price but the 32??? why better whisky for that money.
I'd love to see your collection.
Collection review sounds fun. I will try and put something together.
@@topshelfwhisky That would be incredible! I’m excited! You both have such a great collection of Top Shelf Whisky, it would be a fantastic video. Have you seen the “$7,000,000 whiskey collection” video put out by Bourbon Real Talk? Great video/collection (mainly scotch.) Check it out
Mike, another excellent comparison, as good as the Lagavulin 18's last week! I noticed the 2015 Laphroaig 25 drop in Ohio here too...but $750? What is Ohio thinking?
Ohio clearly wants to do another huge last chance sale where they give those bottles away. Otherwise they're crazy.
Ohio liquor control has zero idea on how to run a business. These will sit just like the Ardbeg twenty somethings and the 2016 Diego special releases.
Great versus👍🏻
I have the 2014, 2016 and the 2017 and the 2014 is the best and of the i have less of😢
You’re not the first to speak highly of the 2014. I need to get that one.
@@topshelfwhisky first 25y whisky I bought it 5 years ago at 250$, those were the dass😄
@@primewhisky that’s a steal. Quite a bit higher these days.
@@topshelfwhisky & @TopShelf Dustin I looked at the picture I took at my local store in Maryland and it is the 2014 version (not the 2015 I stated in my comment). Let me know if you desperately want to own a 2014 version and can't find it anywhere else. I'm willing to ship it to you. $530 + 9% tax (+ whatever shipping is).
I will stick to 18 and younger for my Laphroaigs... I recently had a sample of the 25 and found the flavors too subtle and integrated for my liking, and of course the price of admission is prohibitive for a man of my modest means.
man, i still love the 18 year. But that bottle is going for close to $300 on site and secondary... What was the Lap25 year?
@@topshelfwhisky It was the one bottled at 48.9% ABV
I have a 2015 (46.8%), old black label. You said it came to your area recently. How would you compare it to these? You mentioned the lower ABV as something to be aware of... was that coming from concern about ABV sweet spot, flavor delivery, or sign of potential older whisky in the mix?
I prefer the current higher ABV versions to the 2013 through 2015 which were quite a bit lower. Will really talking a point or two in my opinion
2018>2017>>2019 but I'm just more focused on the oily body vs the nose.
it was close but we both agree on the 2019 bringing up the rear.
@@topshelfwhisky yep, no loser here. Just second best winner.
@@topshelfwhisky If you guys have had the older black box 25's, how would they compare?
Mike - Q for you. I just bought my first Laphroaig 25 yesterday at Costco 3/11/22. These have been on the shelf at the store since December 2021. I cannot find a year statement anywhere on the bottle, or even a bottler's etch on the glass (my 10 years have the glass etch numbers, no clue what they mean). This 25 yr bottle is a 52%; I see your 2018 is also a 52%. I figured their product would be from 2020 or 2021 but have no idea. How can I tell?
Well first of off congratulations for buying an incredible bottle of whisky! Love this annual release. Well done sir
If your bottle is 52% abv that is almost certainly the 2018, all bourbon. On the back of the label it should say matured in ex bourbon casks without the mention of Sherry. If that’s the case I will guarantee you it’s the 2018. And that’s a beautiful thing, 2018 is one of my favorite releases. It’s the oiliest 25 I’ve ever tasted and second overall only to the 2017 and n my opinion.
We have the 2021 (all bourbon) post on a week or so. 😉
Are the older editions, like 2008,2009 much better then the new ones, do you know? (like highland park for example) i have the possibility to buy a 2009 edition, and i tried a sample of 2020 which i liked a lot...
The oldest I've tried is the 2013, if memory serves. And most since that release. My favorite is the 2017
I’ve noticed they have these 25s and than there’s 25 cask strength usually more expensive and actually says cask strength, sometimes with black label and black box.. any difference in juice thoo?
I believe they are all cask strength. I do remember 2014 and 2013 were in black boxes and same label. They were around 45.1% but again I believe that was cask strength.
Normally the only difference in bottling years has is bourbon only or bourbon and sherry maturation.
A good investment this collection would you say? I'm a collector. Any words of wisdom appreciated.... thanks
Well, I'm not a collector but normally the more limited the bottle, the more people will pay. But you always have to buy it right to begin with... happy hunting.
How would u compare the 2020 laphroaig 25 and the 2016 lagavulin 25 u reviewed recently? I have access to both bottles but price wise the laphy is 1/3 the price of the Laga which makes it an easy choice for me price wise. But not sure how the 2020 Ed of laphy compare to the 17 and 18 u rated highly tho...
I haven’t tried the 2020 Laf25 but it can’t be that different from the 19/18/17/16 etc... the Lagavulin is easily a better whisky that is more memorable. But three to one is a big margin
@@topshelfwhisky pretty amazing two equally known distilleries with same age statement yet price variance can be so huge.
@@keithlee6050 Laphroaig 25 is a yearly release while Lagavuiln rarely offers a 25 year, only two I can think of. It's the limited bottles and quality that is the price difference.
Between the 2016 and 2018, which would u opt for? Price being roughly the same. 2018 abv is higher, not sure if that means anything.
The 2018.
The 2018 is one of the highest abv’s of the 25’s I have. Im guessing the reason may be the ex-bourbon (only) maturation.
@@topshelfwhisky thanks! I now have access to the 16/17/18. So 18 would be the go to?
Found a bottle from 2014 that I was debating on buying. Have you tried that one?
Not the 2014 but I've heard good things. What the cost if you don't mind me asking.
@@topshelfwhisky $499
Was a little hesitant about it due to the lower abv of 45.1% even tho it’s cask strength
@@kylepolanski9386 that’s a solid price. I would buy it.
Does the label list the vintage at all Mike?
I don’t believe so. The abv is different from year to year that’s how I can tell.
@@topshelfwhisky Thanks Mike, yeah I've been looking on Whisky Base to try and determine what vintages are in my local stores based on the ABV. I hear that the 2020 is as good as the 2017, have you tried it?
@@McIntyresMalts I reviewed the 17,18,19 and 21 (Laphraoig Play list) but never got my hands on the 2020… I believe the 2020 was all ex-bourbon and KNOW the 2017 was ex-bourbon and sherry.
The 2017 & 2018 are still my favorites.