One of the best value Whisky's around! (Laphroaig 10 Year Old Whisky)

Member Name: andyoz

Product:	Laphroaig 10 Year Old Whisky
Date:	27/05/09 (176 review reads)
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Advantages: Full on flavor, low on price

Disadvantages: Not quite as smooth as some islay malts

Laphroaig 10 Year Old is an all-malt Scotch Whisky from the island of Islay in the Western Isles of Scotland. Laphroaig, pronounced "La-froyg", is a Gaelic word meaning "the beautiful hollow by the broad bay". Sounds great don't you think!

This Whisky has a beautiful golden amber colour to it, darker than some of the Islay whisky's. It shimmers round the glass in a intoxicating manner.

As for the flavor, there is a sweet woody smell to it, with the usual Islay strong peatiness, a faint leather smell as well as sea salt, and even maybe a hint of cumin.

The body is soft and dry, it takes you by surprise as it explodes into your mouth! Has some really powerful flavors that grasp your attention from the first sip.

This is a whisky that really does improve if you add a tiny dash of water, just enough to turn the whisky cloudy.

One of the more accesable whiskys when it comes to price. Usually you can pick up a bottle for around £25 but I recently got one on offer from a supermarket at just £19, so if you shop around this can be a very cheap whisky. And as for value it has to be one of the best around.

Many would call it a love it or hate it malt, which perhaps makes it a poor choice as a first single malt, but i really enjoy this one. Maybe its for the more experienced drinker in that respect.

Have not tryed the other versions of Laphroaig but if you want to splash out you can get your hands on 15 year, 30 year or even 40 year old bottles. They also do a quarter cask version which is taken from the very small casks and is generally stronger than the standard whisky. And they do a cask strenth which comes in at 55.7% abv, this is quite a strong one as you can imagine!

Overall the ten year bottle has to be the best on value. Whilst this is not my favorite whisky, it is right up there, and if your into your smokey petey whiskys, this is probably the one for you!

Summary: If your into your Islay whisky, you simply must try Laphroaig!