By Proof66.com
The Laphroaig Cairdeas single malt is a line of annual edition scotches aged in specialty woods with the word cairdeas translated from the Gaelic as "fellowship" or "friendship." The 2013 edition was the Cairdeas Port Wood edition, with the whisky spending 8 years in American oak followed by 14 months in port wood casks. The port casks will tend to give a fruit and floral note to the whisky as well as a darker color.
Like so many distilleries, the founders Donald and Axel Johnston began production illicitly, it's hard to know when they first started but the official founding was in 1826. There were legal battles between the owners of Lagavulin, who enjoyed ownership due to a lease that eventually expired in 1907. (The above from The Whisky Guide).
Legend has it that the founder Donald Johnston drowned in a cask of his own whiskey. Pronounced "Luh-froy'" or "luh-froyg'" they call themselves the "most richly flavored of all scotch whiskies." Laphroaig recommends drinking it neat with a splash of water.
The brand was acquired by Fortune Brands (later to become Beam, Inc) in 2005.
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