Laphroaig 10 Year Cask Strength (Batch 11)

Laphroaig 10 turned up. Everything the ten is, just more of it. Brine and some soft sweetness on the nose. The burn is there but is overcome by the meaty BBQ ribs, smoke, some wood and raisin. The burn returns on the finish with lingering smoke and peat. Some water turns up the meaty flavors. Very good malt.

Nose: earthy, peaty, smoky, punchy, weedy, missy, hints of lemon zest Body: boozy, punchy and full-bodied Palate: obviously laphroaig, medicinal, smoky, weedy, lemony Finish: salty, peaty, ashy

Nose: fungal, smoky, peaty and salty Body: salty and full bodied, woody, very viscous and oily Palate: super earthy, medicinal, smoke, rubber glove and salt Finish: not super long Extremely palatable for a cask strength peat monster. Similar to quarter cask and different from Lore—more earth than cut grass

The peat greets the nose, although not as pungent and acrid as one might expect. There is a deep marine scent of iodine and salt, which permeates the nose overcoming the blanket of ash, on whose waves almonds, roasted marshmellows, vanilla, plums, ripe peach and lemon zest are carried. Background medicinal note. The used liquid ashtray slips and burns in the mouth (you get all of its alcohol strength), creating a permanent layer that remains between one sip and the other, on which the strongly coastal scents flow accompanied by pepper, licorice, cloves, marzipan... the sweetness is almost annihilated by the ash and maritime power of the whisky, which brings out the spices and the macilent and sulphurous nature of the peat, naked and contemptuous. Here there is no great complexity, stratification, aromas that intertwine, it is a linear and cynical drink, almost primordial, stunning. Very long finish, of carbonized algae mixed in salted water, licorice, lemon. An incisive, decisive, uncompromising taste that enhances the island and oceanic spirit of the whisky creating an intense, brutal, even difficult, but satisfying experience. A braggart whisky. If you love peat in its most organic and infernal nature, this whisky is for you.