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Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength · Batch 17

Name: Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength · Batch 17
Brand: Laphroaig

Sweet apple and vanilla cream open into salt, seaweed and an enduring tarry smoke.

SmokeFresh fruitSweetness

58.3%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 Cask Strength · Batch 17 · reference

Lagavulin 8 has less spice.

SweetnessKey differenceLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led

Dried fruitNot enough data

Excluded from this fingerprint and comparison claims.

FloralLittle 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.

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Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Little smokeSmoke-led

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03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

Maturationnot stated (producer-verified)

Peat statuspeated

Mash / grainsderived from category

DistilleryLaphroaig

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

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

[1] Laphroaig · Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength · Batch 17 ↗ · producer
Product page retained with market caveat; confirm U.S. ABV before publication.

Sweetness · 25
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 80
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 85
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Dried fruit · Not enough data
Category default used because bottle-specific production input is unavailable; excluded from comparison prose and key-difference highlights.

Floral · 5
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 50
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 40
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 20
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]