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…
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This whisky is not for the light and fruity type lover. The tasting notes here are dead on and adding a little water or a rock opens this delicious dram right up. Not as good as the 10 cask strength but a classic staple of Islay nonetheless. If you like peat smoke, salty licorice, iodine flavors and a long richly sweet & dry oaky finish, this one’s for you.
Very disappointed. Was really looking forward to this but I couldn’t drink it. I’d expected an iodine influence, possibly because of the Islay peat but this smells like a first aid box and tastes of TCP. Strange!
Probably, because it tastes like TCP.
I'm still a whisky newbie and quickly strayed down the peaty route thanks to Talisker. After researching the main peaty numbers it quickly became apparent this is one of those I needed to try. I never forget my first nose and sip of it. It absolutely knocked my socks off and wasn't for the fainted hearted. The whisky version of Marmite but as a Marmite lover I totally love this stuff. Smells like a farm yard and tastes like a farm mixed with seaweed. Earthly, salty and just wonderful. Of all the malts I have so far, this is the one that challenges my developing whisky palate the most and I'm grateful for it. When I'm in the mood and want to be smacked in the face with big whisky flavour this is what I reach for. Not an everyday dram but for me but a staple none the less. Still working on understanding this one out but I will get there.
In my mid-twenties I first tried this and, chokingly, thought it tasted like a wet ashtray. Of course, back then I drank Corona with a lime, and thought it was good. Fast forward twenty years and the peat smoke, brine and kelp, and the roasted caramel and peppery notes- and the long lasting savoriness- hits the mark every time. It's all I want it a Scotch single malt.
