Laphroaig SMWS 29.99 "Power and scorched earth"

Nose: Sherry, bbq, seaweed. I can get into this! Stewed figs, apples, and briny iodine. Mesquite bbq chicken - there's something in the bbq. Rich and very nice. It does have some rubber notes, and ash touched with faint amount of orange juice and zest. (with water) More fruit, but the alcohol is more assertive. Oyster sauce?

Palate: Tyre, gunpowder, honey, salty bbq burnt chicken, and charcoal. It loses a little complexity and oomph here. Light-moderate peat. (with water) About the same, really, but a bit sweet and more salted caramel.

Finish: A nice meeting point of the ash, charcoal, brine, bbq, orange, and tarry molasses. Yep, it's consistent throughout. The peat, unsurprisingly, remains, though the other elements drop off a bit quickly. This was my favorite of the SMWS samples. A nice rich sherry-peat combo.

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