3 reviews for Laphroaig 10 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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   admin – January 23, 2014

   Tasting Note MasterOfMalt.com & John Campbell of Laphroaig Distillery
   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 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.
   Overall: The only malt from Laphroaig’s range that John Campbell recommends with water; try it, it opens up the palate massively, providing a dazzling array of additional flavours…

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   admin – January 23, 2014

   Tasting Notes By Rob Allanson
   Nose: Big smoky,a royal example of peat in your face.Reminds me of opening the kilns at Laphroaig. Some sweetness here to complement as well. Wet. tarmac and that wonderful trademark medicinal note
   Palate: Seaweed,charred wood,a hint of salt.
   Finish: Very rounded. Dry.
   Comment: Everything is there you want from a great example of an Islay peated malt.

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   admin – January 23, 2014

   Tasting Notes By Dave Broom
   Nose: Assertive and smoky. Crab shells next to dried seaweed. In time there’s a Germoline note and some tar. Sweet as well,while a vanilla undertow adds interest. Water gives a marine lift.
   Palate: Burnt. Roast/charred red peppers. Clean sweet oak.Good length and the tarry smoke gathers in intensity.
   Finish: Smoke.
   Comment: A peaty classic. Uncompromising yes, but great balance