Laphroaig 10 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 6 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

Whisky Magazine is the perfect complement to the dram in your glass. Every issue brings you fascinating articles on the art, science and romance of the 'water of life', plus page after page of tasting notes.

• Issue 6 online • Buy issue 6 (£5.95)
• Subscribe to Whisky Magazine (from £28.38)
• Preview current issue (72) • Preview other issues online

Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Phenolic, seaweedy, with a hint of estery, melony, sweetness. Palate Seaweedy, salty, oily. Finish Round, dry, iodine-like. Comment The most medicinal of Islay malts. I love it.

Jim Murray Nose A thick coating of peat isn't enough to cover a soft, oaky background. Iodine appears alongside a pear-fruity sweetness. Delicate for a whisky so big. Palate Continuous gentle waves of dry peat lap upon the tastebuds but are balanced by a sweet malt middle and the most hesitant of vanillas. Finish Long and peaty, the shy vanilla now begins to show as the oak adds a certain dryness. Comment A gentle giant.