ReReview 48%, Non-chill Filtered with added colour Nose: salt, cedar wood, dark chocolate, ash, extinguished camp fire - sweet, resinous woods like spruce or pine, with a slight bit of dark honey. Palate: dry salted dark chocolate, ashy, cedar wood/bowes, sweet dark honey with a pepper chilli spice tingle, finishing with a lingering sweet smoke finish. I would still classify this as a “gentlemen’s Laphroaig” which I do very much enjoy. It has a thick and oily texture and just screams smoked salted dark chocolate that is a great way to end an evening with friends or a black tie affair. I mentioned earlier that in my market this bottle is quite expensive and that still remains true. Looking at other markets - namely the UK market, I would have no problem paying 65£ to buy this again, and will most likely look to import it personally. 220 CAD at the local government shop is a huge ask, considering exchange, shipping, import tax and retail mark up from the UK is 70-90 CAD less than my local price. Price gripe aside, this is still a favourite of mine from Laphroaig and I will continue to inject its presence in my rotation of 10 year cask strength and cairdeas releases - albeit sparingly. It would be worth noting that I have had this bottle open for the last 2 years and it has not suffered from Laphroaig’s tendencies to go flat in that time, still wonderfully smokey and rich stuff.