Laphroaig 10 Years

Laphroaig 10 Years

Laphroaig 10 Years 70cl 40%vol. is a malt whisky from the Islay region with outstanding medicinal, sweet, seaweed, peat and smoked notes. One of Scotland's most characterful whiskies, self-proclaimed 'The Scotch whisky with the most powerful taste', Laphroaig 10 Years old has been distilled in the same way for 75 years with the original formula of Ian Hunter.

Laphroaig distillery

Laphroaig dated 1815, when the Alexander and Donald Johnston brothers of the MacIain clan of Ardnamurchan founded the distillery, in 1847 Donald Johnston, the sole owner of Laphroaig, fell into a vat of boiling whisky and died, at that time Walter Graham, owner of Lagavulin, takes the reins of the two distilleries, Laphroaig and Lagavulin, while Dugald Johnston, Donald's young son, prepares to take over the distillery.

In 1857 the distillery returned to the hands of the Johnston family, who would keep possession of the distillery until 1954.

During this period Lagavulin and Laphroaig distilleries enter a legal cause, when Laphroaig cancels a commercial agreement in which it had agreed to sell its whisky to Lagavulin for the production of blendeds, which at that time included White Horse, invented in 1890 by the owner of Lagavulin, Peter Mackie.

After breaching the contract, in retaliation, Lagavulin decides to block Laphroaig's water supply, going to trial again, the resource fails in favor of Laphroaig this time, in response, a year later, Lagavulin hires the manager of Laphroaig with the aim of recreating the stills and thus producing an exact whisky to that of the neighboring distillery. Fortunately the attempt failed and today we can enjoy both distilleries, it must be said that the relations between the distilleries today are much more cordial.

Laphroaig distillery is famous for printing on its whiskies powerful notes in aroma and taste of peat, smoked, iodized and marine.

Tasting notes and interesting data from Laphroaig 10 Years

Country: Scotland.

Region: Islay.

Style: Single Malt.

Breeding: Malted barley has been dried on fire fed by peat, which gives Laphroaig 10 Years its characteristic notes. 10 years matured in first and second use American oak barrels that have contained bourbon.

Nose: Peat accompanied by light sweet, marine, algae, medicinal and smoked notes.

Mouth: Powerful body, under the layers of peat and smoked notes appear sweet and saline.

Final: Long and smoked.

La Llar del Vi recommendation:

One of the Scottish whiskies with more character and power, a malt for Islay veterans and the characteristics notes of their whiskeys.

Awards and mentions de Laphroaig 10

2013 SF World Spirits Competition – Doble medalla de oro

2013 International Wine & Spirit Competition – Silver Medal

2013 International Spirits Challenge – Silver Medal

2011 SF World Spirits Competition - Double Gold medal

2010 International Wine & Spirit Competition – Silver Medal

2010 SF World Spirits Competition - Double Gold medal

2009 SF World Spirits Competition - Gold medal

2008 IWSC - Silver Medal and 'Best in Class'

2008 SF World Spirits Competition - Gold medal

2007 International Wine and spirits Competition - Gold (Best in Class)

2007 ISC (International Spirits Challenge) - Gold medal

2007 International Review of Spirits (BTI) - Silver medal

2007 San Francisco World Spirits Competition - Gold medal

2006 International Wine and spirits Competition, Gold, Best in Class

2006 San Francisco World Spirits Competition - Double-Gold award

2005 Malt Maniacs Awards - Silver Medal "A peat monster that takes no prisoners"

2005 IWSC - Silver Medal and 'Best in Class'

2004 International Spirits Challenge - Silver Medal

2003 International Spirits Challenge - Silver Medal

2003 International Spirits Challenge- Gold Medal

2001 International Spirits Challenge - Gold Medal

2000 International Spirits Challenge - Gold Medal

2000 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Gold Medal

1999 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Gold Medal

1998 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Best Single Malt Scotch Whisky under 12 Years Old

1998 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Gold Medal