Laphroaig Càirdeas 200th Anniversary Edition

Lovely nose and lovely color. Smoke but love the caramel and sweet fruit on the palate. Drop or two of water does round out. Wonderful

Saw this on mastersofmalt.com for $271 a bottle, and $75 a bottle in my PA Liquor Store network. Drove 3 hours round trip for 5 bottles thinking it was the steal of the century. It wasn't. But hey, I have 5 bottles!

Finally got around to tasting this one...overall a pleasant whisky. On my palate, it's VERY salty/briney. I can agree w/Distiller's notes that the brine leads the way. For me, the smoke/peat wasn't so strong, being almost overwhelmed by the brine, but not quite. In other words, the peaty, smoky notes are there, and I noticed a little band aid. It's just not as dominant as their 10 year old or Quarter Cask. I also got faint oak and just a hint of vanilla. Thought I got a little citrus at one point, but I'm not sure. I see Distiller has it at 94 and the avg. rating is 4.3 (at the time I'm writing this). I'll be in the minority on this one. I can't get above 85, or three stars. It's a good whisky, and I would buy it again, but it's not a great whisky.