ABV 55.7%
A fine robust dram with lots happening. Laphroaig at its best.
Gavin Smith
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
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
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
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