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…
I do like a single malt but o boy This 1 it's like drinking TCP unless I've got the cleaning fluid Sorry but not for me Alan from stoke on trent
This is without question the King of Single malts! Smoke, Peat and Iodine with sweetness... Just beautiful! Well priced bloody good Gaelic water!
After trying many scotches, this is without a doubt the best scotch you can buy, at a decent price. If you want to drink something that will knock your head side to side, drink this! If you want something that tastes like Scotland and masculinity, drink this! There is nothing better! I love this scotch, it is vibrant, peaty, salty and as dynamic as a Scottish seaside with a gale coming in. It looks very unobtrusive, a light gold color, it smells like smoke, wood tar and the sea. The taste will test you, if you like smoke and lots of it here you are. The finish is oily complex and awesome. I'd love to move to Islay from New Jersey, but most likely won't, instead I'll dream about it with a glass of Laphroaig.
Best thing I ever tasted. After removing carbs from my diet, I was looking for Scotches that could replace beer. I started with Talisker. It wasn't bad. And I tried various others like Bowmore. But what REALLY got me into Scotch was THIS -- Laphroaig 10 years. It was love at first taste! It is fucking delicious, how else can I describe it? I kinda wish it wasn't alcoholic so I could neck it all the time. It's amazing on the rocks and refreshing, but neat it's something else. Really, for this availability and price, it's a winner.
I wish they hadnt cleaned the cask with petrol. I have been enjoying whiskeys, whiskys, single malts, scotches and bourbons for 40+ years. This is by far the least palatable for me.
