Nose: Brilliant, metallic iodine and rubber, briney peat moss, dark sage, sweet fish oil, citrusy ethanol, and a cracked black pepper dusting. Taste: sweet-salty vanilla oil, sea salted rubber, iodine, earthy/salty peat. The first florish of oil is reminiscent of anchovies in olive oil, but then the vanilla suddenly takes over with slight flirtation of citrus. As the oil settles, the rubber and iodine push to the front of the palate with a fresh cracked pepper. It finishes with a lingering salted peat with nuances of sage and other herbs and a freshly cracked pepper coating. Final notes: simply another bold expression of the classic 10 year amped up to explore Laphroaig at some of its purest. I will say I am biased when it comes to Laphroaig as I am a massive fan of the flavor profile they generally deliver. Also for some reason, the nose always makes me think of bass fishing on an early spring morning during the fish spawn. This is also a very oily whisky, so everything lingers on the palate for quite some time. I equally enjoyed Batch 0011 and would need to compare to see how different they are (2% difference in abv). To put simply, if you are a fan of Laphroaig in general this is a bottle that would be very appropriate in your collection and I doubt you will be disappointed. Equally, if you are a fan of bold, Islay profile whiskies or peat in general, I would recommend exploring this bottle.