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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If you ever wondered what a freshly disinfected hospital floor would taste like after a major fire in the building then this is your dram. Nothing else comes close.
After making my way through the Islay distilleries I acquired a taste for iodine peat and smoke that such whiskys as Talisker only suggested, and finally made my way over to a Laphroaig 10 after many recommendations. This is what Islay scotch is all about! Seaweed on a beach bonfire on a stormy winter night, well balanced by fruit (lemon, peach) a hint of honey and loads of spice (cardamon, cloves, star anise and a bit of cassia) all washed down with a delicious medicine. Certainly an acquired taste (all nuanced taste is acquired anyway) so you shouldn't start your whisky journey with it, but you may well end it with it!
Great price, good dram to have neat. Give it a try!!!
The first whisky I ever tried and it put me off whisky for nearly ten years! Which is probably a good thing as now I have a far more experienced palate and can enjoy life's greatest gift: WHISKY. Revisiting it at a more mature 29 instead of a head strong 19 year old one certainly appreciates L10 and its intensity. A few drops of water in the dram make this a far more enjoyable experience than drinking beat, the flavours become a lot clearer and fun. It compliments cheese and Guinness very well, in fact going from sips of Guinness to sips of Laphroaig 10 brings a whole new level of taste to both drinks. It's not for sissies and the weak... This will put hairs on your chest and grow you a beard of steel. Those who can't handle it will probably be best suited to a bottle of WKD or Hooch
A nice all round dram but a touch too sweet for my taste and not enough peat.
