Laphroaig 10 Year Cask Strength (Batch 1)

Deep and rich, so thick! Sweet, salted caramel, hazelnuts and chili. Amazing

Good (Not sure it was cask strength)

So Good

Batch 009, 58.1% ABV. This is your classic Laph 10 on steroids, fantastic dram and by far the best value out there (IMO!). Lovely see breeze when you nose the glass, very oily as well. Like smoked mackerel. On the palate you have that Laphroaig brine which I really love, very unique. The arrival is sweet with a very long and lingering peaty finish. The perfect winter dram. cheers all

[12.15.2018] Lots to celebrate this year (not being dead is a start) but tonight we cracked this for my old PI's 60th. A great man and mentor, may he have many more years with his family and friends. I did not add any water to this, but ZT couldn't take the heat and added a little; he said it really opened up the flavor and vastly improved the dram. Personally, I didn't know how much more you could really improve it. Fantastic scotch, very peaty like the quarter cask and very warm from the high abv. I didn't pick up too much spice because the alcohol probably desensitized my taste buds. But the smoke and burnt dirt flavor would be hard to miss. Otherwise, I picked up a lot of salty bacon like a colonial demonstration kitchen in a bottle. A+, especially if I don't have to pick up the tab.