On the nose, I get honey, mild, bubble gum, and alcohol that initially is hard to get past. Going back I do find some smoke and some bbq meat. The taste, I get strawberry, cinnamon, spicy, heat. Some rubber in the back. I can't quite place this one, and I'm wondering if I'm just off tonight.
The finish is fruity, sweet, cinnamon... not getting any oak. There is some sweet bbq as well. I don't have a good guess on this - I'm guessing it's around 50% ABV, it does seem like a peated scotch, but other than that ... not sure. And it was.... Laphroaig 10 Year Cask Strength, 58.5% ABV. Which is surprising to me. After knowing what it is, I can find more peat and smoke, but I'm not really getting any Laphroaig notes overall. Tonight I rated it 4.0/5.0 - last year I rated it 4.25/5.0 - and looking at my tasting notes from last year I enjoyed it quite a bit more than I did this time.
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