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'm a bar tender so while I have become quite familiar with my whiskies, I'm fairly new to the single malt game personally (I'm only 27 yrs old). That being said, I am absolutely in love with Laphraoig 10 year. The smoky nose, round body and notes of vanilla and spice are just wonderful. HIGHLY recommend.
The only scotch I crave.
I love its taste I don't think any single malt in it class is taste like this
I love Laphroaig 10 Yr, probably my top 2 or 3 favorite scotches. I got one recently that, was so different, I actually called the store and told them that something was up, either a switch or a 1 off or something. Tasted like a blend. I went to another store, miles away and got another bottle just to verify. Same thing. Much less smoke much more mellow? Is this just me? 4 stars, only because of the decades of fantastic whisky that Laphroaig has produced.
Overrated, would maybe use it in an Irish coffee. A waste of money.
