I love the Cairdeas bottlings and line up every single year for them. I also love peat and sweet and think Laphroaig pairs particularly well with sherry and port. This is triple matured like Triple Wood (bourbon cask/quarter cask/sherry cask). The color is astonishingly dark but just like the sherry oak I fear it is fake. The nose has a super strong BBQ sauce note with some rubber/tar and some dark fruit. It's awesome. Palate is more of the same, possibly more red fruit and less BBQ sauce, good smoky mustiness throughout. A couple of drops of water brings out some menthol which I almost always notice in a cask strength Laphroaig with water. Finish is long, sweet turning to bitter with some menthol. As usual, delicious and super high quality. These are a favorite every single year and this is no disappointment. It doesn't need any water at all even at nearly 60%. And it's worth your money.