For the Laphroaig Oak Select, the Islay distillery has taken whisky from a number of different types of cask, including oloroso sherry butts, white American oak, Pedro Ximenez seasoned hoggies, quarter casks, and first-fill bourbon casks. Quite a selection, wouldn't you say? A laid-back addition to the Laphroaig core range of single malts.
Classic, medicinal peat notes up front, supported by citrus-y, chocolate-y sweet notes and soft barley.
The peat is there, but it's taking it easy and letting the bright notes of lemon, green apples and mint stand out. Darker baking spice notes develop further on.
Medium length, peat remaining in sight until it's over.
It doesn't pack a huge punch of peat, which might be just the ticket for introducing someone to the wonders of Islay's smoky expressions.
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I've been waiting a while to give this a mark out of 5. This is something you can enjoy by the bedside like James Bond, whilst not feeling too guilty, smoooooth. It's also a good introduction into Islay whiskey world, the way a good smoke like Marlboro light can steer you towards a good Cuban cigar! MOM have hit the Nose on the head if you open your mouth! Anyway, for the price this is something you should keep in your bar at all times, i will, especially for the price you can source this for! Oh and hey, i never understand 1 star reviews for a whisky like this. Come on, reserve bad reviews for a really bad whisky. If you want to taste a 1 star, please do get in touch and i will send you some!
At first, harsh, engine oil, peaty, burned old wood, undercooked. not a bit like the smoother 12 yr old. Don't waste it get a bottle of Bells fill half on old empty bottle add a measure of Laphraig ,Johny walker double black,speyside,Singleton and a good 46 percent like Ardmore mix it up what a fantastic blend, beats anything Ive tried, and at a fraction of the cost, by using less expensive whisky as a base with the few added tots of malts you get unique rounded flavoured individual blends really worth drinking, and get your mates guessing as to what love poured up. Iechyd
The last Laphroaig 10 I had was several years ago, too long, so I have no other Laphroaig to base this tasting on. More recently I’ve had Lagavulin 16, and Ardbeg 10, so those are the Islay malts for my reference, and the Laphroaig Select is not in the same class. But don’t let that dissuade you, it is a decent malt, and quite easy to grog, with a corresponding price tag at less than half the cost of Lagavulin, which is distilled just one mile away. Notes of citrus and apple, notably peated enough to be Britney, but not so much to overpowering. A decent balance.
The bottle I have seems like the barrel has bin over chard as it tastes and smells burnt. Still a nice whisky to drink but the burnt taste overpowered most other notes.
In a blindfold test I would not have guess it to be an Islay scotch of any kind. Where's the smoke? It is like a nice Highland scotch. Give me the 10 year anytime, but not this.
