Tastes

Nose: Young, potent, initially heavy on dank peat phenols, rubber, iodine and moderate smoke. As you acclimate, bright vanilla, honey, and some oakiness come through. Maybe even some floral and red apple. Possibly some grapefruit peel. Palate: initially heavy and strong on the peat. Brine shows up at the front. This is a dank, oily, wet, peaty dram. Opens a bit to some bitterness and dusty/musty malt. As you acclimate theres a hint of chocolate. The smoke comes out here too complimenting the peaty punch. Mild citrus and honey here potentially too. Oaky tannins come out as it transitions to the finish and also the seawater brininess. Finish: some malt chewiness, peat phenols, oaky tannin, a little tongue numbing. Dry.

Nose: smoke, vanilla, aromatic pungent peat, orange peel, floral elements here too. Sweet oak. Mildly musty malt. Palate: mild heat, malty sweetness. Funky dank peat. Warming, mild light caramel, oak. Very slight orange notes at the beginning. Finish: lingering phenols, rubber, warming tingly.

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.