▁ 2 0 1 5 ). ▁The ▁whis ky ▁has ▁a ▁pe aty / sm ok y ▁flav our . ▁ ▁The ▁L aph ro a ig ▁Qu arter ▁C ask ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁This ▁expression ▁is ▁aged ▁in ▁smaller ▁c ask s ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁ch ill ▁filtered . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁smaller ▁bar rel s ▁used , ▁the ▁o ak ▁surface ▁contact ▁is ▁ 3 0 % ▁greater ▁than ▁with ▁standard ▁bar rel s . ▁The ▁company ▁describes ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁this ▁as ▁" cre ating ▁a ▁soft ▁and ▁vel v ety ▁edge ". ▁The ▁Qu arter ▁C ask ▁is ▁bott led ▁at ▁ 4 8 % ▁AB V ▁( 9 6 ▁proof ). ▁The ▁standard ▁bear er ▁ 1 0 - year - old ▁bott ling ▁is ▁bott led ▁at ▁ 4 0 % ▁or ▁ 4 3 % ▁AB V , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁market . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁expressions ▁now ▁s elling ▁in ▁Tra vel ▁Ret ail : ▁L aph ro a ig ▁Q A ▁c ask ▁( m ature d ▁in ▁ex - bour bon ▁bar rel s ▁and ▁vir gin ▁American ▁o ak ▁c ask s ), ▁L aph ro a ig ▁P X ▁c ask ▁( m ature d ▁in ▁three ▁types ▁of ▁wood ▁– ▁ ▁from ▁American ▁o ak ▁to ▁Qu arter ▁C ask ▁to ▁Pedro ▁X im enez ▁ex - sh er ry ), ▁L aph ro a ig ▁An ▁Cu an ▁Mor ▁– ▁Big