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…
This is the most distinctive and flavorful single malt that has ever been my pleasure to drink. I know of no other with such a complex, yet singularly distinctive flavor. The smokiness of the peat!!!! Oh what a pleasure to look forward to my reward at the end of each days tasks. Carry on Laphroaig! Carry on!
Prior to trying Laphroaig 10, I was not aware of just how literal a single malt could taste. The nose was a cool, breezy Autumn night on the beach. The palate took me back to Connemara, sharing tender moments with my wife by a peat fire. It mostly reminded my wife of the frequent disappointment of burning her toast. For those sea-loving folks who prefer their beef rare, their toast charred and their coffee black, this is your dram.
Absolutely awful. The water of death. It s good to clean the rust and the toilet tastes of gas. No elegance in the taste, only strength. Kind of an industrial chemical liquid.Waste of money
Now, Laphroaig 10 is something else. It's like the well behaved semi monstruous son of it's fully monstruous father, Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength...all the characteristics of iodine, salt, smoke, sea etc are there, only slightly muted. That being said, I find it to be a wonderful whisky, being so instantly recognizable once you've had it for the first time. Women also either love or hate this whisky. I love the women who love it:)Some expressions I've had over the years have been overly sweet; for such a robust whisky it has to have a delicate balancing act between the peat, the salt and the sweet/savoury/bitter notes.
Laphroaig is the Best islay scotch and for all the non believer's that claim its so horrible, then you just aren't an islay type of drinker. No need for bashing here this is not a drink for everyone only certain seasoned scotch drinkers need apply and nowhere does ardbeg or lagavulin come close to laphroaig in quality or craftsmanship. Stay Blessed
