Review #285: Laphroiag 18 - Blind

Color - Old Gold

Nose - Diesel, smoked mushrooms, honey, key lime pie, tar, pine needles 

Palate - Lemon drops, honey, peat - more medicinal, malt, 
Finish - Medium - Rotting cabbage, Lapsang tea, estuary funk, honey, Rose's lime juice

Overall - 8 - The Nose is lovely peat, nice and mechanical.  There is this lovely citrus and a bit of grassyness to it.  Then it just moves to sweetness and in your face peat.  I really enjoy this one though the finish is a little short.  This is definitely a peat bomb and really, really tasty.  I will say young because of punch of the peat, like 8 years old, 54%, Islay.  I catch enough medicinal that I will go with Frog.    

Reveal - Laphroaig 18 48% ABV - Goddamn, why did they discontinue this?  This is f'ing good.  My only complaint would be that the finish is a little short for the age statement.  If this was still sold in stores I would always have one on hand. 

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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
5.5 I enjoyed it but will never be priced at where I would buy a bottle

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 6.2

Standard Deviation 0.96

Skew 0.51

Kurtosis -0.28