18 Year Old

Laphroaig 18 Year Old is a Scotch aged for eighteen years in American oak casks that previously held bourbon. This extended ageing brings notes of vanilla, ripe fruit and a rounded sweetness, while Laphroaig’s signature peat becomes smoother and more subtle in the background. As an Islay single malt , it combines this long maturation with the distinctive character of Laphroaig.

Enjoy Laphroaig 18 years neat in a tasting glass, giving it a little time to open up before your first sip. Eighteen years of maturation in ex-Bourbon American oak bring together Laphroaig’s distinctive peat smoke with rich vanilla, ripe fruit and warming spice. Take your time with it and let the whisky reveal its layers as you drink. If you prefer, a few drops of water can offer a different expression of its character. Ice can also be added to taste, although serving it neat helps preserve more of the aromas and complexity developed through its long maturation.

Laphroaig 18 Year Old. has returned after nearly ten years, bringing back a much-loved age statement. Its return marks a key moment in our story, celebrating over two centuries of master distillers and blenders who have shaped Laphroaig and its distinctive character

It is the same peat from Islay with the particularity that it is 8 more years of maturation. The 10-year-old single malt peat possesses a sharper, smokier feel. In the Laphroaig 18, peat embraces and envelops the sweet and woody virtues and lets emerge the intense vanilla, ripe fruit and honey.

Laphroaig 18-year-old Scotch is matured in American oak casks that have exclusively held bourbon for years. No sherry. No other wood. Just eighteen years in in the same kind of cask. From the very first day to the very last. The American oak gives rise to intense vanilla, ripe fruit and a sweetness seasoned with our very special peaty character. This exclusive process is what has made our scotch whisky distillery special.