Laphroaig Select

  • Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Distillery Bottling

70cl / 40%

3.5 (104 Reviews)

Laphroaig Select

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£33.45

£27.88 ex VAT

(£47.79 per litre)

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Laphroaig Select is aged in a combination of Oloroso sherry butts, American white oak (we suspect some of this is virgin oak), hogsheads seasoned with Pedro Ximenez, quarter casks and first fill bourbon casks. This results in a restrained and toned down version of this Islay classic.

Tasting Notes (2)

Flavour Profile

Character

  • Nutmeg Nutmeg
  • Cinnamon Cinnamon
  • Iodine (tcp) Iodine (tcp)
  • Smoke Smoke
  • Oak Oak
  • Dried Fruit Dried Fruit
Facts

Facts

  • Bottler Icon

    Bottler

    Distillery Bottling

  • Country Icon

    Country

    Scotland

  • Region Icon

    Region

    Islay

  • Colouring Icon

    Colouring

    No

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

  • Tasting Notes by Billy A

    • Nose

      Punchy medicinal and mineral notes on the nose - muddy peat, rockpools and sea spray. Behind that there is sweetness, with chocolate milk and cornflake touches, as well as sherbert lemons and a gentle touch of wood smoke.

    • Palate

      Soft and surprisingly light on the palate, with gingery spice, vanilla, sour apple and char backed up by nutmeg, cinnamon and a little dried fruit. The peat from the nose is subdued, with a soft and syrupy pine note coming through.

    • Finish

      Spicy new oak, sour apple and a touch of damp wood. As that fades the traditional medicinal notes appear and linger for a short while.

    • Comment

      An introductory Laphroaig, offering a big hit on the nose and a softer palate to lure in the unsuspecting.

  • Producer's Notes

    • Colour

      A Fully Natural colour with no caramel added, it is sparkling gold with layers of colour – arising from different maturations and oils mixing together.

    • Nose

      Peat first, then ripe red fruits from the PX and Olorosso casks. A hint of dryness next from the American oak with a long lingering florally finish - Marzipan and even limes at the end.

    • Palate

      This full bodied whisky is initially sweet up front- matching the nose, then the classic dry, peaty, ashy flavours come bounding in followed by a lovely rich finish arising from the rich fruits of the European casks.

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Customer Reviews

Reviews (104)

Reviews

  • 1

    Anonymous,

    Given to me by my young grandson who has very limited funds at his disposal. He knows that I like a single malt whisky and saved up yo give me a bottle for my birthday. How do I tell him that it is the worse whisky I have ever had the misfortune to drink...Just like drinking TCP .ABSOLUTELY AWFUL whisky. Sorry Laphroiag this really is a terrible product.

  • 1

    Martin G,

    Ive always liked laphroag, but have never tried this particular whiskey, and to be honest i wish i hadn't! I'm not an expert, but i know what i like, and for me this had very little going for it, it was like a watered down version of the proper stuff, very little flavour and no punch, very easily forgotten. I won't be buying again. Extremely disappointing!

  • 4

    RBW,

    For just over £20 this is really good value.It is not as bad as the snobs would have you believe.Have had a few bottles and it takes the pressure off my peerless 10yo bottle!

  • 2

    P.M.,

    I generally love Laphroaig, especially Triple Wood, and Quarter Cask…they are amongst the best whiskies in my opinion. Select, to me, tastes harsh, and smells like chalk dipped in alcohol.

  • 3

    Anonymous,

    I’ve read quite a few scathing reviews of this. It’s perfectly fine. If you like Laphroaig 10 and Quarter cask, stick to those. This offers nothing new. And if you do try it, don’t compare - it won’t go well. It’s a decent peated scotch and 100% the best way to introduce someone (who isn’t heavily into peated whiskey) to Laphroaig.

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