Laphroaig PX Cask

Color seems to be getting slightly darker but mostly stabilized. Mostly a mahogany, but a nice deep, dark red in the right light Nose: dried cherries and raisins hit first this time. baking spices, a hint of wood tannin. A bit of sweet maltiness too. Peat and smoke undergird the entirety if the nose. a good oceanic sea spray/seaweed note. Palate: I really do love a sherried Laphroaig, especially this one. A slightly thick/syrupy consistency. Dried/dark fruits, classic Laphroaig peat and smoke are strong. Vanilla, wood spice, sea spray. Earthy sherry. There's a slight sweet fruit note, but it is dark. Putting the super strong Laphroaig malt against a noticably heavy PX influence works well here, two impressively massive flavors. Definitely a sipper. Finish: ashy, decomposing earth, phenolic peat lingers. mild earthy fruit leather.

Like a campfire log in your glass

Color keeps getting browner 😔 miss the pinot noir garnet red color from when i first popped this open. Nose: peat reek, earthy dank fruity notes, some woodiness. Some mildly sweet sherry. Getting some dark cherry here too the more it rests and the more I sip Palate: peat is still prominent, fruitiness pops here still. Sherry influence brings a sweetness that's not sickly. Brambly. Some oceanic salinity. A hint of vanilla. Some creosote. Currant and cherry Finish: starts with a mild vanilla, lingering medicinal phenols, earthy notes. Barrel tannin.

Dinner in Momi Bay, Fiji.

Nose: musty oak Palate: jammy, peat, maple syrup Finish: smoky, wet cardboard Finish ruins this for me. Also a bit sweet for my taste.