Laphroaig Select

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A delight. A peated scotch with the right amount of smoke.

Ahh, the in-house blend of most Laphroaig staple single malts. It starts out well enough with that classic peat smoke that all Laphroaigs open with and continues on to the palate: creosote smoke, band aid and seaweed brine. It's all too familiar at this point, yet it's everything I love. I've tried every malt blended here except that elusive PX cask. I'm not sure how I truly feel about this NAS offering: it tickles all the right spots just being its traditional Lahproaig self, but some (spoiled) part of me wants there to be something to set it apart from the rest: a richer mouthfeel, more smoke, more heat, more....anything. It just isn't there. I suppose I should rejoice in the fact it's a tad bit cheaper than the sum of all its parts. There's that. ...and that's what I'll settle for. It's Laphroaig, folks. You know what you're getting. If it's your thing you're gonna enjoy it and look forward to what's next in their arsenal. Keep calm and sip on, my friends. Cheers!