LAPHROAIG 10YO - THREE MONTHS SITTING SAMPLE BOTTLES - Honey sweetness, beautiful, roasted sweet peanuts 3.5 Sweetness, malty, oaky, vanilla, coocnut 3.5 sustain mid peat 3 LAPHROAIG 10YO 40% JUL 2020 CAVEAT THAT THESE ARE OLD OPENED SAMPLE BOTTLES, SITTING AROUND FOR APPROX 3 MONTHS Spicy oaky peppery notes, nutty, raisin 2 Creamy, light pepper that is bearable, oak, light vanilla, a little bitterness towards the back 2 Slightly peaty 2 2 40% Undil Nosing - light on the nose. Light pepper, vanilla is strong. Sugary caramel. Refreshing. Palate - though only 10-year aged but maturation from the cask is evident and smooth creamy texture. Two distinct flavours are vanilla and oak. Pleasantly, very mild peppery burn that hits lightly on your nose but still makes it a very enjoyable sip. A few more sips and you will taste mild bitterness of herbs. Finish - four oaks peatiness likens to running through a burning forest with falling branches collapsing all over you - although I enjoy it. I would liken the 10 year as a gentle morning stroll through a garden with a bbq grill smothering in the background. Pleasantly balanced.