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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Guessing this is a marmite type deal, or maybe I'm just a newbie..... Pure TCP in terms of smell and taste to me, I couldn't stomach it at all. Had to wash my beard to remove the lingering aroma.
I drank this before 2 yrs ago, and had a very good opinion on it. Just bought a bottle and it is disappointing to say the least. What smoke? There isn't any. What taste? A little sweet, more like water. I'd stick to Ardbeg, thank you
I’m working on trying to appreciate Islay scotches. Nose is big iodine campfire smoke peat. Woody cinnamon. Palate is sweet on the tongue, with a massive chemical blast of blackened plastic and burnt weeds. More iodine. Pepper and chili somewhat, I could sorta see cardamom trying to be found beneath the burnt biomatter. Finish is dry, which is cool, and leans more towards pepper and tar.
This was my second bottle of whisky I ever bought and tasted. After reading reviews I expected something 'too heavy', something I would have to learn to drink. After opening the bottle and smelling and tasting it I can say I'm a instant fan. I don't find it harsh at all, just intens in a good way. Campfire and iodine rich taste.
Never more. Take the cheapest whisky from Tesco bottom shelf , lick the road surface, bite the old tyre, chew and flush it down with that whisky. This is the same flavour and note
