Laphroaig 10 Year Cask Strength (Batch 1)

batch 13

Lighter peat on the nose than 10yo, red fruit. More fruit in the body, caramel through the peat, salty, lovely balanced body, medium long finish.

Nose: salt, smoke, beef jerky, leather, tea, Taste: honey, salt, tea, mint, caramel, vanilla creme, butterscotch, Extremely smooth for the proof. The palate is much sweeter than expected. Very rich mouthfeel. This is the best value in Scotch Whiskey I've had yet

The dominant notes on the nose are a smokey sweet protein, like a glazed ham, and the iodine or bandaid that is further subdued than what I remember from the normal Laphroaig 10. The high proof isn’t hidden but it also isn’t abrasive. The ashy, campfire smoke is first on the taste, and it bounces around the palate with peppery flourishes until it eventually quiets back down into the savory meaty notes on the nose. Closest thing I’ve had to compare to my favorite in the Ardbeg Uigeadail, but not quite superior. Still, it’s a great whisky.