Tastes

Nose: peach, heavy corn. Burnt caramel and toffee. Bit of light floral scent along with cinnamon and light dill. Taste: heavy corn and rye spice presence. Very very faint fruity floral in the back. Water really breaks in the palette. Sweet honey, melon, and light floral fills in resulting in a vanilla finish. Light fruits and tangerines come in as well. Wish I could give this more of a 3.85. There’s something there but it’s really hidden

Nose:classic dense laphroaig peat with heavy syrupy caramel and tobacco. light hint of lemon curd. Sea salt and almond syrup is also present. Light pears and nectarines, some dates and prunes as well Taste: Dates and a syrupy cherry flavor followed by the taste of Laphroaig. Water brings out a dense sweetness and maltiness, almost like a poppy seed roll with vanilla icing. Dates and raisins start to intensify as well. More water drags out the smoke finish and adds baking spices and sour lemon, with floral and herbal notes as well. The sherry flavor comes in as the whiskey opens up in the glass. To be honest the sherry doesn't translate much on the taste, its more of a mouthfeel / texture influence. I need to compare to non-finished bottlings. If you like the peat of laphroaig but the texture and density of Ardbeg Uigeadail then this is for you. If you prefer the lighter texture of regular laphroaig this will do you no favors.

Nose: heavily perfumed. Violets, dates, figs, raisins. Port wine / Madeira type notes. Pancake malt. Ginger. Light spices. Green apple. Fresh apricot. Caramel toffee glaze. Lemon zest. Light hay. Taste: sweet vanilla and caramel. Fruit cake. Heavy wine influence of some kind. Most of the nose is present on the taste. Water magnifies all the flavors and adds a bitter wrapper around everything

Nose: Peat, rubber, typical Irish herbal notes of sage basil and parsley. Strong peach and orange creamsicle once you adapt to the peat smell. Caramel, butterscotch, and toffee also appear. It then transitions to violets and bluebell flowers along with some charcoal and light green apple. Very dynamic and active nose. Taste: Very strong herbal and floral with moderate peat. The finish explodes in fruitiness with honey, pear, apples, peaches, plums, and light orange and lime leaf. Maltiness also comes in with some dense caramel and orange syrup. Light minty finish also occurs on some sips.

Coming off the heels of a peated whiskey and its a neck pour. Nose: Caramel, butterscotch, powdered sugar, light raisins. Dark chocolate. Very faint light peach and rye spice. Taste: maple syrup and oak. Dense caramel and sugary sweetness. Very dense baking spices if you chew it a bit. Port and oak come to the front with some water.

Nose: Light corn dust, intense peach. Caramel dipped red apples. Light herbal notes of sweet basil and parsley. Light dill. Intense vanilla eventually takes over. Taste: Oak and intense peach. A deep rich caramel quickly takes over followed by some bitter herbal black tea Water really opens up the herbal notes on the nose and taste. A creamy caramel takes over with bitter orange oil.

Nose: typical MGP nose. Rye spice, caramel apple, light vanilla. Corn dust permeates throughout the background. Light clay / bitter apricot. Taste: surprisingly easy sipper. Not much on the front palette but the aftertaste is strong with caramel apple, vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon and light oak. Apple and oak really come to the front if you let it sit in your mouth a little. Rye spice starts to come out after a bit as well as peaches and tobacco. Water intensifies the caramel apple and oak.

Nose: dill, anise, caramel, butterscotch, vanilla. Taste: sweet vanilla cream, powdered sugar, lemon, red apple, light baking spices. heavy caramel finish.

Nose: plums, baked apples, lemon zest, light malt. Chocolate, cinnamon, toffee, plum. Taste: kiwi, mango, strawberry, raspberry. Dry oak finish. Vanilla, light caramel, dense fig and plum.