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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Awful smell of TCP.
I wasn't a massive fan of peated whisky until I tasted this. I would recommend as a good starter if you are just finding your way into peated whisky.
I like my smokey peated whiskies. I'm a fan of Lagavulin, Arbeg (in small doses) and other whiskies that aren't as intense such as Talisker. This whiskey is a different creature than the others listed. The smell was good but as soon as I tasted it I knew I made a mistake. I got rubber bands and band aids and kind of a weird flat taste that I couldn't shake. I don't know how they created the taste they did, it certainly didn't taste like any grains were used in the mash to me, but my body told me its probably something I shouldn't be ingesting.
Like sitting a little too close to a campfire followed by thick and delicious honey sweet whiskey. A good value under $40. In Virginia this bottle is close to $50.
Before you spend your hard earned money on Laphroaig go to your local pharmacy and buy a small bottle of Anbesol for 5 bucks. You know, the stuff your mother used to rub on your gums for a toothache. Take a good sip of that stuff and if you like it then you'll love Laphroaig whiskey.
