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Laphroaig 10 Year Old is an iconic Islay single malt whisky, renowned for its heavily peated profile. Expect intense smoke, medicinal iodine, and a hint of seaweed. This whisky captures the bold spirit of Islay and is one of Scotland's most characterful drams. Islay's world-famous Laphroaig distillery is known for its medicinal malts, and its signature 10-year-old is no exception thanks to its full maturation in bourbon barrels, which serves to highlight that individual distillery character. This beauty has won a slew of industry awards over the decades and we love it.
Non-chill filtered for maximum flavour. A must-have for peat lovers!"
Our tasting notes feature a contribution from the longest-serving distillery manager in the brand's history, the wonderful John Campbell, who worked at Laphroaig from 1994 until 2021.
This opens on big, smoky muscular peat notes. There are spices, and liquorice, as well as a big dose of salt. This whisky has become slightly sweeter in recent years, and it appears beautifully on the nose, amidst the classic iodine/sticking plasters and cool wood smoke we love.
Seaweed-led, with a hint of vanilla ice cream and more than a whiff of notes from the first aid box (TCP, plasters etc). The oak is big, and muscles its way into the fore as you hold this whisky over your tongue. An upsurge of spices develop – cardamom/black pepper/chilli.
Big and drying, as the savoury, tarry notes build up with an iodine complexity.
The only malt from Laphroaig’s range that John Campbell recommends with water; try it, it opens up the palate massively, providing a dazzling array of additional flavours…
If I tried this 10 years ago, I would have put half a 1 star review claiming it tastes like coal water. Once you’re desensitised to everything else Scottish, have a go of this.
It's but a sad shadow of its former glory. Taste the cask strength side-to-side and you'll immediately notice there's something very wrong about this mass-produced version. It's been watered down to a mere 40%, has been chill-filtered and robbed of all its amazing flavors. The end result is something very bland and lifeless compared to what it started with. This is an insult to the original unfiltered, undiluted whisky and the vast potential it used to have. I really want to hate this whisky. Yet... I cannot stop drinking it. Even after robbed of its soul it still is truly amazing. Considering the much cheaper price and wider availability, this whisky almost feels like a steal. Yes, it's a shadow of its former glory. But I still love the shadow it makes. I've tried a myriad times, but I could not hate it.
I stopped drinking alcohol altogether in Feb/22. Previously really enjoyed my smokey malts; got into the non-chill filtered/cask strength thing. Also read a lot of the 'it's not as good as it was' comments and learnt more about casks (another worry there - all the good casks are gone, apparently) and also the overproduction volume equals diminished product views. All in all whisky got a bit complicated and worrysome. Anyway, I picked up a Laphroaig 10 (chill filtered/40%/mass produced) and put it away for the day I fancied a drink and today is that day and it's wonderful. It has all the stuff you either love or hate about Islay; I've no idea where this bottle stands in the pantheon of whisky but for now, I remember why I got into Islay in such a big way in the first place. (I'm not saying the more precise and informed views are wrong - I've just decided to return to blissful ignorance)
Having been to the distillery and I know the reason why it is done, but I do wish Laphroaig would do a version of this without the chill filtering and addition of colour, it really is a superb malt.
Fantastic, peaty, gentle, golden.My favorite.
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