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…
This Whisky is like Marmite. You either love the stuff with passion or you can't stand it. For me.......I love it, it's Smokey, smooth and warming. If you hate it, it smells like TCP. it's weird. I took a bottle to a party and the whisky drinkers there loved it. Everyone else literally turned thier noses up. No one converts to liking this stuff. This is the o my bottle of whisky I've sat and drank. The rest I really don't like. I just can't put my finger on why. I LOVE this bottle.
There is nothing like Laphroaig, and their 10 is the core (though mine have all been 43% bottlings). For those who love Laphroaig no other whisky will elicit as much comfort. To me Laphroaig is the warm embrace of campfire smoke, kelp-air taste, and toffee sweetness. The 10 yo has it all there in spades.
This was my first tasting of 2018 and concerned that the quintessential attack and distinction may have been toned down a little. Still amazing, just hope my fears are not founded, will require further tastings and possibly another bottle to rule out bottle variation!
My first laphroaig and i like it. I find it actually quiet easy to drink. It has this "Special" peaty laph taste i guess, but also Smooth and creamy, a bit like the ardbeg 10 Yo. Really good islay whisky.
This and Ardbeg 10 are the best. My kinda whisky coz I love the peaties.
