The Bottle: Laphroaig generally maintains the same kind of label across their line, bold black text on a white background over green glass. It's classy in a "Times New Roman" kind of way. In the Glass: Red-hued bronze. On the Nose: This is the kind of thing that I would picture ancient Druids using to commune with the dead...and I mean this in the best possible way. This is a knock-your-socks-off, unapologeticly peaty and medicinal nose. If you haven't experienced this before, I highly recommend taking a little time with it and try to get passed the initial hit that you get off of the glass. After it opens a bit, you get the hints of sweetness and a lot of "seaside village, smoked fish, rocky coasts and bad weather." The latter is obvioulsy not a smell, strictly-speaking; but more of the kind of experience that this evokes. If the characters in The Guns of Navarone had a bottle of whisky during the early fishing boat scene, this one would have been it. Taste: This arrives with a big, medicinal, peaty blast. Despite the initial power that this one punches with, it is not a one-trick pony. There is some nuance to be had here in the development, with a bourbon-cask sweetness and maritime saltiness. But, by-and-large, the entire flavor is like "candied seashore served in a tin of bandages." For those of you familiar with this one, you'll understand what I mean. If you haven't had it before, well..don't take anything that I'm saying as a negative :) This is a singularly bold expression that will dominate your palate. If you're doing a whisky tasting/flight, save this one for last. "The most richly flaovoured of all Scotch whiskies", indeed. PS, I love the #OpinionsWelcome bit that they do on social media and on Youtube. There are some truly great recordings out there of people who come across this one for the first time.