Laphroaig PX Cask

My sincerest apologies to Pranay for taking so long to acknowledge his generosity and to get these tasting notes in for this sample. But Pranay, I lost my notes and just now found them. I very much enjoyed this whisky. The nose was very much the expected Laphroaig peaty/phenolic/bandaid notes, but easier than the Laph10. As it sat in the glass, citrus sherry notes developed. Not much of a coating on the glass. On the palate, it was not so easy as the high ABV was evident. There was more smoke flavor than I was anticipating given the nose, and an ashy smoke carried through to the finish. So I added some water which really brought this dram alive. The citrus-sherry nose became sweeter with a nicer smoke presence (imagine eating an orange creamsicle while sitting by a campfire). the sherry was not so evident, but the smoke accompanied some spiciness through a lingering finish. A tiny bit of sweetness at the very end. Dry glass- nutmeg and an Islay tidal pool (not that I actually experienced that, but someday....). Thank you so much Pranay!

[LOOK] Straw yellow [NOSE] Burnt tire rubber, char grilled meats, golden browned marshmallow skin, slight hickory smoke, roasted malts, with oxygen char fades to cloves, baking spices [PALATE] Charcoal brickettte, beef fat gravy, cracked green peppercorn, cured salmon skin, heavy cream underneath, vague shrouded light sugars [FINISH] Long, BBQ char gives way to smoked fish, then to oven roasted Caribbean spices, residual smokiness wanders between different flavors [MOUTHFEEL] Loads of barrel char and smokiness, almost overwhelmingly so, flavor movement and dynamic nature of smoke/char keeps it fresh, interesting

This is a solid one. It operates at both ends of the spectrum for quite a unique profile. For me it is not quite as 'full on' as the standard 10 year, but the sherry tones make for a very welcome alternative. Even works on the rocks on a warm night