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…
Liked it in the past but bottle I got for Christmas and which I've just opened tastes like a horrible mix of manufactured chemicals. Have they changed the formulation?
Laphroaig and Ardbeg for president!
Its like a pair of old slippers,i always come back to it.Nothing i have tried can take me away from this one.I always have a bottle spare for when the other green bottle is empty.
Loving the reviews on this one. Nothing meadiocre - you either love the punchy "burning hopital" taste or don't. But don't give up on first taste... Add a splash of water to spread the flavours out a bit. Delicious.
If you're bored with heavy sherry whisky then maybe you should spice it up with Laphroaig 10. I haven't tried their other products but if the quality permits, Laphroaig will always be in my home. Every glass is just a new experience of flavor. It might not be everybody's top 5 but if you haven't experienced the strong flavors of Laphroaig then you're missing out.
