Laphroaig 10 Years Old, Cask Strength

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 39 by Gavin Smith and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Gavin Smith 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.

Dave Broom 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.