Laphroaig 10-year-old

The epiphany of a session dram.

Can't judge this, because I am not one for the overload of peat and smoke.

scbp-6545, Laphroaig ten years is still very worth savoring

One of the first whisky that made me like scotch.

Nice to go back to this classic every now and then. Sometimes I wish for the old 43% back or imagine what it would be like with 48% (which Laphroaig mAn are very good), but then the 40% come back just right. Very grounding.

My first Laphroaig. A hearty and hearty whisky that took me two tries, but I like it.

A bit of peat is okay but this is too much. Peat lovers will be all in but it's not for me.

95/100

N: Smoke, glycerine, pickled onions [silver skin] and flour dumplings to start. This is very low on the medicinal bandages, almost no TCP - although an place instead is a little turps, a touch of white spirit, a hot red soldering iron and lots of iron fillings. Of cooked but cold meats it's between chicken or cubed lamb with some 'erbs! T: It’s relatively spirity and youthful. You can see what another 15 years can do if you happen to have a bottle of 25yo Caol Ila lying around - well, it is my birthday. Some Bandages appear later, lightly doused. F: The smoke is big but it doesn’t swamp the finishing complexities. C: It’s been a while since i had this classic. I see it rapidly being replaced in many pubs by the ‘Select’, and lots of the customers aren’t noticing at all. All fool them then - more of the good stuff for those that do. Scores a C+

at this price it's alright

Classic Islay, full of peat smoke yet sweet and delicate underneath. Always a good go to.

Smoky on the nose. Known but indefinable smoke note. Very round, oily, smoke in the mouth. Long finish, smoke remains noticeably long.

- next to the smoke quite mild and pleasant to drink though somehow something is missing - always an option but there are a lot of better Lappis - PLV: for a standard 30 to 35€ are ok

For the 200th anniversary, this is a nice standard that belongs at every campfire - or on a mudflat hike. Even years later, it is a pleasure to meet this old acquaintance again, gentle and yet not boring, despite all the naysayers.

Aroma: Medicinal - Smoky, with hints of seaweed. Taste: Smoky, sweetish-medicinal-phenolic, salty. Finish: long lasting and pronounced.

Intense

One of my favorite whiskys, taste and smell so intense

The smoke from this peat [which is only present on Islay] gives Laphroaig a special taste. With lots of smoke, seaweed and a touch of sweetness.

Notes from 5/4/15:

lovely peaty, smoky flavour, smooth on the palate

The aroma is young, peat, fresh ointment, light smoke. Minerals, a little sweetness, a little smokiness. After a sip - barrel, oaky vanilla, caramel and creaminess. The taste is peat, campfire, mixed with a light minty aftertaste. Very drinkable, understandable, affordable, good whisky!

E: Yellow gold. Big irregular beads. N: Peat smoke. Iodine. Rubber. Sea salt. Burnt lemon peel. Pizza dough, oregano. Baked salmon with dill. Burnt marshmallow. Honey. Vanilla. More salt. Date. Canned fruits; melon, peach. M: Mild entry. Fresh, cooling, then some warmth in the finish. Light coating. Pizza dough, lemon. Oak. Chamomile. R: Sweet. Coconut jellies. Roses. Plastic.