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…
Love this scotch....This is a great dram for a cold winters night! Smokey and Peaty right from the pour to your mouth. It has nice depth and great flavor. My favorite Islay is Lagavulin 16, but this is up there (and half the price). You can appreciate the distinct wood smoke taste it brings with every sip...this is a "Scotch".
Savory and rich with smoky, umami aroma that makes your mouth water. Nicely rounded out by notes of dried peaches and pears. The sweetness is perfectly balanced with the smoke and salt. Absolutely delicious and one of my all-time favorites. I always keep this on hand.
An acquired taste, it took me a while to get used to it but now I love it. I agree at first opening for the first time it did smell of petrol but once I got over that I realised I had found a great whisky.
Almost perfectly balanced single malt from Islay. Laphroaig have nailed it with their signature 10 year old. All these bimbos on here that are saying it tastes like a medicine cabinet, tastes like petrol, tastes like band aids soaked in peroxide... you morons should not post reviews... for the simple reason.. you're all inexperienced and have under developed palates and you don't know anything about the varying styles of whisky, all in all you just come across as uneducated idiots. do some homework, develop your palates and then post reviews. Us experienced drinkers who know the magic Islay holds, we simply sit here and laugh at your negative reviews because we can tell straight away you's are just uneducated and have childrens palates
Really not nice and taste like TCP, even with a mixer which I never normally do, there is no hiding the taste. Definitely an acquired taste
