Laphroaig Cairdeas Cask Favourites Scotch Whisky 2024
Laphroaig Cairdeas Cask Favourites Scotch Whisky 2024 celebrates 30 years of the Friends of Laphroaig: a 10-year-old Islay single malt that marries two beloved past Càirdeas editions — the 2019 Triple Wood and the 2021 PX Cask — bottled at a fixed 52.4% ABV in a 750mL bottle. Initially matured in over-charred first- and second-fill ex-bourbon and quarter casks, then finished in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, it is peat smoke wrapped in dark fruit and toffee. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 52.4% (104.8 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 10 years
- Casks: Ex-bourbon and quarter casks, finished in PX sherry casks
- Release: 2024 Càirdeas — annual Friends of Laphroaig limited edition
- Distillery: Laphroaig, Isle of Islay, Scotland
Two Fan Favourites, One Bottle
Each year's Càirdeas — Gaelic for "friendship" — is made exclusively for the Friends of Laphroaig, the distillery's legendary loyalty program. For the 30th anniversary, Master Blender Calum Fraser reached back into the archives: the layered complexity of 2019's Triple Wood plus the dark-fruit richness of 2021's PX Cask, combined in a single 10-year-old expression. Discover the Laphroaig collection, explore whisky, and compare more cask-finished spirits at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Dark, rich copper. Brazil-nut toffee brittle, vanilla custard and baking spice on the nose, with milk-chocolate raisins and spiced orange. Rich, sweet and oily — smoked orange toffee, stewed peaches, campfire smoke, dried fruit, coffee grounds and liquorice root. Long, slightly sweet and dry with lingering peppery peat.
How to Enjoy
Neat to meet it at full 52.4% strength, or with a splash of water to open the sherry-cask fruit. Càirdeas editions are unrepeatable — once this vintage sells through, it is gone.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Laphroaig Càirdeas series?
An annual limited release made exclusively for the Friends of Laphroaig; each year explores a unique cask combination and is never repeated.
What makes the 2024 Cask Favourites special?
It combines the 2019 Triple Wood and 2021 PX Cask editions to mark 30 years of Friends of Laphroaig.
What proof is Càirdeas 2024?
52.4% ABV (104.8 proof), bottled at a fixed strength.
Add Laphroaig Cairdeas Cask Favourites 2024 to your collection from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA — this year's Friends-only Islay release won't be back.