On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 86
- Age
- 10 yr
- Style
- MaltSingle Malt Scotch Whisky
- Street price
- $59.99
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“Medicinal Islay peat rite of passage — seaweed, iodine, and bourbon-cask sweetness”
Tasting notes
- nose
- big peaty slap, seaweed, medicinal iodine, and sweet vanilla from oak
- palate
- bold smoke, salty brine, and surprising bourbon-cask sweetness wrapped in peat
- finish
- lingering medicinal peat with oak and ash
Mash bill
- Malted barley100%
100% malted barley — cold-smoked and dried over peat fires, with traditional floor malting facing the Atlantic. The peat is medicinal and maritime rather than barbecue-sweet; American oak ex-bourbon casks then add vanilla sweetness that balances the iodine and seaweed.
- Cask
- Ex-bourbon American oak
- Best served
- neat
Awards
- IWSC Gold 2025
- SFWSC Double Gold 2022
Why it's craft
Definitive peated Islay entry point — polarizing medicinal smoke that still defines the category.
Laphroaig Distillery
Corporate-owned · Est. 1815 · Tours
Sources: laphroaig.com, liquor.com, abc2.nc.gov