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Laphroaig 10

Maritime, medicinal smoke with a sweet malt counterpoint. A reference for the smoky end of the field.

Medicinal smokeSeaweedSweet malt
43%ABV
10Age · years
Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction
AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Laphroaig 10 · reference

Ardbeg 10 has more fresh fruit.

SweetnessLittle sweetness → Very sweet
BodyLight-bodied → Full-bodied
SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led
Fresh fruitKey differenceLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led
Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led
FloralKey differenceLittle blossom → Blossom-led
SpiceKey differenceGentle spice → Spice-led
OakLittle oak → Oak-led
Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

Choose one bottle to compare · 1 selected.

Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Bottles without enough data for either visible axis are omitted.

Little smokeSmoke-led

The same bottles on your map’s two axes. Select a point to open its bottle page.

Nearby profiles from the full collection.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationEx-bourbon barrels
Peat statuspeated
Mash / grainsderived from category
DistilleryLaphroaig
RegionIslay
Sources, confidence & score rationale

U.S. ABV verified separately by Virginia ABC; the producer page may describe another market.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

  1. [1] Laphroaig · 10 Year Old ↗ · producer

    Global producer page; see the separate Virginia ABC citation for U.S. ABV.

  2. [2] Virginia ABC · Laphroaig 10 U.S. specification ↗ · catalog

    Current Virginia ABC product page identifies the standard Laphroaig 10 Year expression and states 43.0% ABV / 86 proof.

Sweetness · 30
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Body · 55
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Smoke · 85
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Fresh fruit · 25
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Dried fruit · 5
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Floral · 5
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Spice · 40
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Oak · 35
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]

Malt / cereal · 45
Provisional consensus-derived calibration anchor. [1]