Whiskies
10 YO Cask Strength - Batch 13
Our most powerful expression. Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength embodies our classic 10 Year Old with pronounced character and a 57.9% proof point. Peat smoke, heather and sea salt run wild.
THEY CALL IT THE POWERFUL ONE
The only thing between you and the full, uncompromising expression of our most powerful cask strength whisky is the cork. Our Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength is the purest way to experience the taste created by the land, sea and air of Islay. Once removed from the barrel after a decade, the spirit is barrier-filtered to remove unwanted char particles. Then, it’s straight to the bottle.
The result is a bracing, full-bodied 57.9% vol cask strength whisky delivering renowned smoke with a particular rugged character and depths of sweet and spicy flavour. A dram poured neat is lively on the nose with hints of vanilla, pipe tobacco and leather while overwhelming the palate with toffee, fudge and cinnamon. Splashing in a couple drops of water draws out additional peat smoke and notes of sea salt.
Tasting Notes
Colour
Its vibrant tawny colour reflects the full strength of this whisky, hinting at the complex notes drawn from the charred oak
Nose
The nuanced aroma reveals whiffs of sweet cereals, fresh oak and pipe tobacco with touches of leather, nutmeg and vanilla.
Palate
The Original Cask Strength is sweet and spicy with notes of vanilla, toffee and sea salt along with hints of cinnamon and pepper.
Finish
Long finish with lingering spice, oak tannins, iodine and sea salt.
Maturation
This single malt ages in charred ex-Bourbon barrels for ten years before being bottled at natural cask strength.
Explore The Range
Quarter Cask
Laphroaig Quarter Cask is twice aged to amplify deep peat and add a surprising sweetness. Contact with the wood of smaller quarter-sized casks makes it our most lively expression.
