Laphroaig
8.3

Laphroaig

10 Years Old, Cask Strength

ABV 55.7%

A fine robust dram with lots happening. Laphroaig at its best.

Gavin Smith

Specification

Laphroaig

Brand

Laphroaig

Bottler

10 Years Old, Cask Strength

Expression

Single Malt

Type

10

Age (Years)

55.7%

ABV

Islay

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Gavin Smith

Taster

Nose: Fresh, mild antiseptic, subtle peat smoke.

Palate: Complex. Smoked haddock, cut plug tobacco, burnt newspapers, but buttery, sweeter cooked fruit notes predominate.

Finish: Chewy toffee drying out to oak.

Comment: A fine robust dram with lots happening. Laphroaig at its best.

Score: 8.8

Dave Broom

Taster

Nose: Sweet. Tarry with stewing citrus fruits (like making marmalade). Bere meal, varnish and tar. Like fence posts in the sun/caulked wood.

Palate: Big blast of smoke, then oak, malt, with sweetness and orangey fruit. The phenols lurk...

Finish: ...then reappear with a crunchy oatcake.

Comment: Sweeter and more oaky than I remember.

Score: 7.8

8.3
Overall Score

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