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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Laphroaig used to be a very solid tasty experience, some 10 years ago. But recently, give or take 5 years I'd guess as some of the older bottles I got my hands on were still pretty good, they started producing subpar artificially colored filtered drink (I refuse to call this a scotch) which has nothing in common with what it used to be. Taste is sweet with a strong alcoholic body, only slightly peaty, almost no smokiness. Smell is mostly alcohol with a hint of peat and very light smoke. It is utterly bland and boring, mostly reminiscent of cheaper low quality drams.
Smoky and Smooth, a superb Islay production.
Laphraoig is certainly not for the weak kneed. Boasting a complexity of smoke, citrus, sweetness and brine it caters to those who prefer Islay offerings . 6 Stars out of 5
I can't believe how much this whiskey has changed recently. I have been drinking it frequently for more than 20 years. My friends and I agree that the change has NOT been for the better. It used to be so smoky it was almost challenging to drink. Now it is pale, lifeless and sweet beyond belief. We shall be looking elsewhere for a drop of party, smoky whiskey.
A bastion of smoky sweet intensity on the nose and palate. No wonder Laphraoig has been around since 1815. Good whisky for a good long time.
