Just beautiful. Natural light golden colour same to young peated anCnocs. A unique Lagavulin style is recognizable right away. Nose is primarily sweet with deep peat, heavy medicine notes which are even more stressed as compared to Laga 16 according to the age of 8 y.o. version. However, the overall picture of the aroma is a bit muted due to the increasing sharpness and roughness. Aroma is peppery with bonfire smoke and juicy medium-rare steak meat. The taste is sharply peated again, so the sweetness is consequently harder to get but it’s obvious on the edges of the tongue. Some tobacco on the tongue, sweet on palate with some cigar ashes on the farther edge. Softly sweet prunes and milk chocolate. Pickles as well. It may seem a bit angular in comparison with the elder brother but Laga 16 is a hit hard to achieve. Definitely dominates over all the other young peated islanders/highlanders. Finish is utmost satisfying. Long, tough, heavily smoked (with some smoked meat as well) and spiritous at first but aftertaste is completely sweet: honey, citrus zest. The wood smoke lingers for quite a long time. I might not prefer it over Laga 16 but it’s gonna be an all-time favorite among the Islay’s top-notches.