I just love Laphroaig - it's the dram that made me a scotch drinker. The nose alone is worth the price of admission - sea salt, camphor, burning driftwood, sticking plaster, vanilla. I'm amazed at how much sweetness comes through, like rays of sunlight between crashing waves and clouds of herb-laden smoke. This is just poetic in its juxtaposition of light and heavy, sweet and savory. And, for less than $50? Can't beat that.