Review #148 - Laphroaig 15 200th edition

Islay - 15 - Chill Filtered - Color added - Sample ($80 at the local) - 46%

Color - Old Gold

Nose - Iodine, apples, honey, geraniums - heavy on the fruit and iodine

Palate - Iodine, apples, malt, honey

Finish - Medium - Smoke, ashes, honey, white grapes

Overall - 6.5 - This is a lovely dram, not complex but more balanced than the frog 10.  Of course Frog dies and filters it, but still has a lot more balance than the 10.  Having said that, I would probably buy Quarter Cask over this.

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Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.1

Standard Deviation 0.90

Skew 0.66

Kurtosis -0.16