Tastes

Nose: sherry comes through immediately, but not in a sickly way. Definitely sweet, but also getting a hint of salinity and earth here as well. A light candied fig? Palate: a sweet and bright start, sherry leads the way with a berries and cream note that leads into an earthy tone. Transitions to a darker oakier note with some caramel as it fills the palate, this is where the salinity comes in. Proof begins to come in a bit here. Mild orange peel. Maybe some baking spice. Finish: tannic oak, a slight rubber from somewhere? Proof sits in the back of the mouth/top of the throat for a minute.

Nose: light, sweet, and fruity. Whipped cream and tiny vanilla. Honey. Cereal. Fruit tart. Warm, oaky, and buttery as things open up with a hint of the cinnamon. Palate: opens up with a nice sweet honey and cereal, kind of like honey nut cheerios, a little bit of orange, honeysuckle. Classic bright malt notes. Some apple here. As i keep going I see cinnamon and raisin come out a bit more. Transitions to mineral/stone note as it heads towards the finish. It moves from the middle of the tongue to the sides and then coats the whole mouth. Unique! Finish: warming long and lingering. As the warmth fades im left with a very gentle tannic oak and slight minerality.

Nose: there's certainly the characteristic Laphroaig peat, getting some briny/saltiness and caramel, even some freshly baked bread. Subtle seaweed. Vanilla. Getting a little crystalline brown sugar as i keep going. Palate: has some mild alcohol sharpness that you acclimate a bit too. Peat is pungeant and dank here, has a bit of a gassy note. Strong vanilla and oak notes come through as well and bring sweetness that transitions to a woody tannic drying mouthfeel. Theres some mild fruitiness here too, like a baked/stewed apple Finish: oaky, drying, tannic. Rubbery Phenolics dont set in till later than I anticipated. Has a warmer finish than the 10 if i am remembering properly.

Nose: seaweed, char, smoke, spicy herbal notes (like cilantro but spicy??? Jalapeno? Very odd note i cant put my finger on, maybe mini bottle from the Monsters of Smoke went bunk)vanilla, mild fruit. Palate: meaty, malty. Peat and smoke are heavy, brine too. Does have a mild sweet/fruity touch to it. Finish: malt chewiness, peat dankness, a little rubber and wood.

I feel like the color got noticibly browner since the last time I opened this. 🤔 Might be time to get some nitrogen cannisters Nose: opens with classic Laphroaig peat smoke, as you acclimate, the dank dusty sherry notes come through. Cherry and red wine come through here too, maybe blackberry/blackcurrant? Woody oak comes through as well with a drying sensation. A nice pleasant floral sweetness too. Getting a hint of maple syrup? As I've drank through some, vanilla starts to present a bit. Palate: relatively chewy/thick. Still getting a strong amount of smoke and peat phenols here, this is still strongly a Laphroaig. Earthy, smoky, and with nice potent salinity. I feel like my memory here tells me this used to be lighter/brighter on the palate. Getting a nice amount of sherry influence here, but less than the nose. mildly sweet, definitely dark stewed fruit notes here. Maybe a bit of plum? A hint of blackberry? I am seeing more of the quarter cask's stronger and astringent wood notes here now that I've tried that. Finish: mildly tannic wood, classic rubber/phenolic Laphroaig finish notes are there, but feels slightly less than, say, the 10. There is also some longering fruit sweetness

Nose: sweet with vanilla and cinnamon, some mild sweet wood, and caramel corn. Palate: smooth, with a tinge of heat. Brown sugar, caramel, big vanilla, and cinnamon. Sweet but not as sticky sweet as some Bourbons get. Mild floral elements here too. Finish: drying with a gentle warmth and vanilla/oak mellowness. Very slight phenolic note