Laphroaig 10 Year Old
The medicinal, seaweed-smoked icon of Islay’s south coast.
- ABV
- 43.0%
- Age
- 10 yr
- Price
- $55 $$
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5
- RegionIslay, Scotland
- CaskEx-bourbon American oak
- FamilyScotch Whisky
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THE STORY
Laphroaig malts part of its own barley on site and dries it over peat fires, then distils on the shore of Islay’s south coast. The result is a bold, unmistakable dram: iodine, smoke and a surprising ribbon of sweetness.
Bonfire smoke, iodine, wet stone, hints of vanilla and lemon peel.
Big peat, salted caramel, black pepper, a warm herbal sweetness.
Long, drying and smoky with a lingering sea-salt tang.
Aging process
Ten years in refill and first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, laid down in warehouses a few metres from the Atlantic. Sea air and slow, cool maturation temper the peat without removing it.
Terroir & region
Islay peat is mossy and maritime, laced with seaweed and heather. Soft local water from the Kilbride stream carries a faint peaty tint into the mash.
WHAT MEMBERS FOUND
Still the benchmark
Peat, iodine and a surprising sweetness. After a decade of drinking it, this is the dram I come back to every winter.
Smoke with a soul
A smoky hug. I add one drop of water and the lemon peel arrives.
Mumbai monsoon dram
Perfect on a rainy evening on the balcony with a loud thunderstorm.
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