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…
The review by Angus Carmichael says it all. I have been appreciating Scotch for almost a decade, but I've been too set on stopping when I find something I like. Not ambitious enough, until recently. My first single malt was Aberlour 12. I simply picked one after sampling Dewar's and Walker. I fell in love. Then came The Balvenie and many others. Some recognizable, some obscure. But only about a year ago did I venture to Islay. Ardbeg was my first dram, and I didn't immediately fall in love with it. However, it left me with a taste that I didn't get from Speyside or The Highlands. I went back. Bowmore 15 year darkest pushed me further. Then I tried Lagavulin 12 cask strength, followed by the Bowmore 12. In between were tastes of Bunnahabhain and the ones I knew. I tried Laphroaig at a bar about four months ago, and finally bought a bottle. I have been converted to Islay, and don't know if I can go back! Even amazing Speyside and Highland offerings are missing something. Laphroaig 10 year is so simple, so smooth, so amazingly tasty. I shudder to imagine what I still haven't found, but I'm excited to get there. I gave only four stars because I haven't tried them all. But I had to leave a review, because I love it. I appreciate all whiskies, but they now leave me wanting something they don't have. Only Islay can quench my thirst. Cheers!
My go-to whiskey, for such a reasonable price too. Never fails to bring a smile to my face when I get the waft of peaty goodness from the glass. Beautiful long finish.
As lover of laphroaig I was recently surprised and disappointed in a recent 10 year bottle. I understand about bottle variation but this one was below even that. As ive probably consumed over 200 bottles through the years i'll put this down to bad luck, but ill be reviewing my bext bottle with slight caution, dont let us down laphroaig! bottle was bought from asda
I have been into the more peaty and wood smoke balanced scotch whiskeys and Laphroaig 10 is exceptional. For only being aged 10 years it brings a lot of character and maturity in both its flavor and scent. If you prefer smokey peat whiskey over rye and citrus blends, this will be the very best bang for your buck.
Probably the best a whisky can get
