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…
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Tastes like disinfectant
Got a bottle of this for Xmas. On opening, could tell straight away that it has changed and in my opinion not for the better. Decanted and left for a few weeks, it has opened up a little, and it is still a good whisky, however, nowhere near a good as used to be. Advantage Ardbeg!
This was my go to smokey whisky for a couple of years.. The last two bottles are not nearly as good as previous bottles. It is still ok, but there just seems to be less smoke.. Iodine and sugar sweetness dominate the palate. It's a shame.
If you want a hearty Peaty smokey taste then look no further. A joy to drink. A great one to remember and a go to for dram for toasting absent friends. Delicious to the last drop. When we meet again I hope you have one waiting for me.
Not been a big whisky fan, after getting drunk and ill on some Canadian rubbish years ago. Anyway I've always liked smokey flavours and seeing the TV adverts for Laph recently made me give it a go and I love it. The smokey/medicinal taste is a nice combination and it is is lovely and warming going down. Will be my springboard for trying other Islay malts.
