Laphroaig 10 Year Old Sherry Oak Finish

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Laphroaig 10 finished in oloroso sherry casks. Medicinal peat smoke gains honey, toffee and dark chocolate sweetness.

Peated

Details

Brand	Laphroaig
Distillery	Laphroaig
Origin	Scotland / Islay
Style	Single Malt
Age	10 yrs
ABV	48%
Cask	Bourbon casks, oloroso cask finish

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Sweet, medicinal peat with manuka honey, clove and smoky bacon.
Palate: Sweet and aromatic: treacle toffee, maple syrup and bitter dark chocolate with cedar-like wood.
Finish: Long, sweet and spicy, with chestnut honey and a medicinal note.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
With water
Highball

At 48%, try it neat with a little water to find the balance between smoke and sherry. In a highball the sweet smoke spreads pleasantly.

Food pairing

Smoked bacon or duck, blue cheese, dark chocolate.

Background & production

From Laphroaig, founded in 1815 on Islay's south coast near Port Ellen. It uses Islay peat and still floor-malts part of its barley on site — the source of its intense, often 'medicinal' smokiness.

This 10-year-old combines whisky matured in ex-bourbon casks with whisky matured in refill oloroso casks, then finishes it in European oak oloroso sherry casks.

It is bottled at 48% ABV.