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…
At first your hit with a sensory overload, the peaty, medicinal nose, oaky seaweedy flavours hit the tongue, then the iodine hits...also works well with water or an ice cube, which I normally avoid - but the flavours are so big on this one, some nights it needs tamed!
A scotch virgin no more. I was given a bottle of this scotch by a friend whom I helped with a home project. I took it home and put it in the liquor cabinet. When my hometown team won their first championship. I brought it out, uncorked the bottle and drank a toast honoring my late fathers wish to live to see a trophy. He did, in an urn I sat next to the tele. The first glass was a shock to my entire being. The aroma, the taste on my tongue, the warm glow flowing through my body. I wasn't sure if I liked it or not. Tonight, I toasted the purchase of my retirement house. I basked in the smokey medicinal warmth that enveloped my soul. laphroaig
1st dram. A bit of shock on the nose and palate after some beautifuly smooth single malts. I'll need to keep working on it, but I'm not optimistic. At this minute I'm thinking if giving it away. Its more like medicine than malt.
Too peaty for my blood.
One of my favorites!
