I havent seen this in Houston so I ordered a sample from Master of Malt. I went with the small sample as I haven't always been a fan of Bruichladdich's "experiments". The nose had a nice sea spray note and some fruitiness. The taste was spicy (but not hot), a little oily, some peat and some sweet caramel with a little more of the fruitiness from the nose. The finish had more peat, more oil and some dark chocolate, oak and pepper. A little water brings up the peat and also makes it sweeter. Pretty good for their new "standard expression" and I will be looking for more to sample now.
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