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…
Along with Lagavulin which i adore and Cardhu,this is a sensibly priced easy drinking malt and remains one of my favourites. An easy drinking smooth whisky not as peaty as the others,but a lovely regular tipple. Recommended.
I have received a bottle of Laphroaig 10 yo as a gift and it's absolutely perfect! Beware though, it's definitely not for everyone's taste - I gave some friends to try and most of them simply hated it or even were repelled by the smell alone. "Burning hospital", as one of the comments have stated here, is the most suitable description for this scotch ;] However, for those who enjoy smoky scotch, this one is a must to try.
I have been drinking Scotch for about 14 years, and I drink it neat. I have tried as much variety as I could afford and was excited to try this one in a whisky bar last year. I didnt want it after the first sip. I really cannot fathom why anyone would. It is almost painful, it is so bad. I migt use it to cauterize a wound, but that's it. This is the only Scotch I have ever had that I didnt like in some way.
I'm a rookie with single malts but have tried many and liked them all thus far. This really opened my eyes to the many flavors a single malt can show and the array of those flavors. Taste buds dancing disco
Not bad but try the 12 year and the quarter cask-- excellent!
