Getting an early start on the bonus samples for round 6 of the SDT with this travel retail exclusive Laphroaig provided by Mr. @LeeEvolved. Brodir is the brother of the PX Cask but finished in port wood vs PX. Bottled at 48% ABV and is non chill filtered and natural color of a beautiful ruby red with a purplish hue. The nose is sweet, fruity, wine drenched peat. Great classic Laphroaig notes. Smoke, bandages, iodine, campfire ashes, rubber and tennis balls. Sweet wine notes, mixed berry jam, grapes, plums. Maritime notes, seashore, salty sea spray, mineral like seashells. Wine soaked oak, a touch of eucalyptus. Berry pie, very confectionary towards the end with a hint of pink bubblegum. A very good nose indeed. The palate is SLIGHTLY less engaging. Strong peat smoke and bonfire ashes. Oak, black pepper. Sweet, berries, grapes and a light tobacco. More smoke and candy sweet. I started enjoying this a little too much for any further analytics, so let’s just say it’s damn good. Medium to full bodied with a light oiliness, mouth coating and dry. The finish is long, smoky, sweet, earthy and meaty. This is great stuff. The better looking fraternal twin of the PX Cask that gets all of the attention from the girls in high school. If I see a bottle at duty free I will be sure to grab one. If this is the lesser version of the 2013 Cairdeas, then I will have to pester Lee into finding another bottle to open so I can have a taste! A solid 4.5 Cheers