Laphroaig 10 Year Old

Laphroaig 10 Year Old is an all-malt Scotch Whisky from the remote island of Islay in the Western Isles of Scotland. Laphroaig, pronounced "La-froyg", is a Gaelic word meaning "the beautiful hollow by the broad bay." 

In making Laphroaig, malted barley is dried over a peat fire. The smoke from this peat, found only on Islay, gives Laphroaig its particularly rich flavour. Laphroaig is best savoured neat, or with a little cool water. Roll it around on your tongue. Release the pungent, earthy aroma of blue peat smoke, the sweet nuttiness of the barley, the delicate heathery perfume of Islay's streams. It is as unique as the island itself.

Full sparkling gold colour. Huge smoke, seaweedy, "medicinal", with a hint of sweetness on the nose. Full bodied and the palate has a surprising sweetness, with hints of salt and layers of peatiness, topped off with a lingering finish.

40%

Accolades

Gold

Liquid Gold Award - 2019

Jim Murray's Whisky Bible

Gold

Single Malt Under 12 Year Old - 2019

Scottish Whisky Awards

Master

Scotch Whisky - Single Malt - Age Statement - 2018

The Asian Spirits Masters (The Spirits Business)

Gold

Scotch Single Malt - Islay - 2019

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Silver Outstanding

Scotch Single Malt - Islay - 2017

International Wine & Spirit Competition

3rd Place

Best Single Malt Scotch 10 Years - 2015

International Whisky Competition

Silver Outstanding

Scotch Single Malt - Islay - 2014

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Silver Outstanding

Scotch Single Malt - Islay - 2013

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Tasting Note

Nose: 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.

Palate: 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.

Finish: Big and drying, as the savoury, tarry notes build up with an iodine complexity.