(Batch 003, Jan-11) I’ve had this bottle for years and have been rationing it out, but we are in interesting times (thanks to the Coronavirus quarantine) and I’ve decided to bottlekill some of my collection. You never know what tomorrow will bring, so it’s going to be savoured and enjoyed! I’ve said before that Laphroaig is my ‘go to’ dram and this is THE best Laphroaig I’ve had (so far). There’s the upfront TCP, medicinal taste but with beautiful layers of smoke, sweet toffee, vanilla and apple. The smoke and peat on this expression is robust and in your face. The sweetness is a wonderful surprise that stays all the way into the finish. At the finish there’s sweet smoke, spice, ginger and citrus - full bodied and perfectly rounded. Good god, this is an exceptional whisky! I suspect I’ll never be able to afford a CS Batch 003 again, but hell it was good to have had the chance to enjoy it!