Whisky Forum - Laphroaig An Cuan Mor

bifter · Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 2:35 pm Post subject: Laphroaig An Cuan Mor

Email today from Freinds of Laphroaig, notifying me of 615 bottles of An Cuan Mor available on the FoL Web site, limited to one per FoL. I immediately visited the site but it had buckled under the traffic and, when I did get in, it was sold out. However, at Â£72 for a NAS, I doubt I would have bitten anyway. However there is obviously no shortage of buyers at that price, in some cases even willing to pay expensive shipping and local import duties.
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Alastair · Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:11 pm Post subject:

bifter you probably missed this line in the email from John Campbell justifying the price Laughing

DavidUK · Double Malt Member Joined: 20 Mar 2010 Posts: 174

I did get through to the site but at that price decided against it.

Brummie · Master Of Malts Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 661

Yes that "WELL-AGED" whisky tends to be expensive Laughing

Charlie · Master Of Malts Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 1405

albo · Master Of Malts Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Posts: 1888

Yet another sham from the whisky industry.

A well aged whisky though Laughing

£72 For a Nas whisky what is the world coming to? Confused

It has to be said if they can sell 600+ bottles in no time at all there are either plenty of mugs out there or the price point is right!

William · Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:32 pm Post subject:

I haven't tried the Laphroaig An Cuan Mor, I haven't come across it at the airport yet, the price is off putting though at Â£72 for a NAS having said that the Laphroaig PX Cask in travel retail is outstanding and has no age statement and checks out a little cheaper at Â£58, I have gotten through a couple of bottles of this.

I was disappointed with the Laphroaig QA Cask, Laphroaig's other travel retail offering, again no age statement and bottled at only 40%, I bought a bottle of this without tasting it first and was very disappointed, a young and weak Laphroaig would be the way I would describe it but perhaps I have become too accustomed to the Laphroaig Quarter Cask and 10 year old cask strength and the QA cask just seemed pale in comparison and as Alastair points out the QA Cask is not cheap for a young low abv whisky.

To cut a long story short, I would highly recommend those who like Laphroaig to look out for the Laphroaig PX Cask when pssing through the airport.
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