My sincerest apologies to Pranay for taking so long to acknowledge his generosity and to get these tasting notes in for this sample. But Pranay, I lost my notes and just now found them. I very much enjoyed this whisky. The nose was very much the expected Laphroaig peaty/phenolic/bandaid notes, but easier than the Laph10. As it sat in the glass, citrus sherry notes developed. Not much of a coating on the glass. On the palate, it was not so easy as the high ABV was evident. There was more smoke flavor than I was anticipating given the nose, and an ashy smoke carried through to the finish. So I added some water which really brought this dram alive. The citrus-sherry nose became sweeter with a nicer smoke presence (imagine eating an orange creamsicle while sitting by a campfire). the sherry was not so evident, but the smoke accompanied some spiciness through a lingering finish. A tiny bit of sweetness at the very end. Dry glass- nutmeg and an Islay tidal pool (not that I actually experienced that, but someday....). Thank you so much Pranay!