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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This the whiskey that made me a single malt drinker. Before this I tried different mellow malts that everyone recommends for the newbies and couldn’t understand why should I pay as much as twice for a bottle of whiskey that is only marginally better than the blends I used to drink. Now I can recognize the quality of good speyside or highland but it was laphroig 10 that opened the door for me. It was magical - rough and biting but also complex, full with flavours and well balanced dram. Over the years I believe it mellowed down it’s peetinness but it kept same qualities that I fell in love with.
The 10 is far mellower than the Quarter cask or Three wood (which are both awesome), that's why its the Flagship expression. The Select is also great, just less intense than the 10
So smooth, everything is perfect on this whisky, its smoky, fruity, medicinal, salty. and long and smooth. Sublime balance. Just needs to be 43 - 48%. Laphroaig is so good The LP 10 is a top 10 whisky
I have been drinking single malt for a while now and never liked Laphroaig. Having recently started to appreciate and enjoy Bruichladdich et al, I decided to buy a bottle today. It is... OK. Nothing more. It feels like the heart has been ripped out of it. There is no middle, the aftertaste is muted and the peat is... tasteful. I far prefer Scottish Barley to this and I am 95% certain a thirty year old bottle in pristine condition would not taste so bland.
Excellent whisky, great finish and flavours.
