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Laphroaig · Single malt

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Batch #4 Original Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky

4.8 · 24 Spirit Hives stories

Single malt Scotch whisky · Scotland · 58.6% ABV · 750 ml

$899.99 USD

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About this bottle

A single malt Scotch whisky from Scotland from Laphroaig, Laphroaig 10 Year Old Batch #4 Original Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky is part of the Spirit Hives whiskey selection. It is bottled at 58.6% ABV, carrying a 10-year age statement, in a 750 ml bottle. Producer tasting notes — on the nose: Campfire smoke, medicinal, hansaplast, vanilla, resinous, vegetal/grassy peat, dried apple and some sour lemon, a faint note of mashed potato and nutmeg in the background; on the palate: Thick and fat smoke, earthy peat, medicinal, plasters, vanilla, bitter citrus and some faint apple, fennel, bay leaf, potato mash with nutmeg and black pepper, a very light note of mustard in the development; finish: Long: some vanilla and bittersweet citrus, quickly followed by prolongued notes of dry smoke, liquorice, bay leaf, some nutmeg and bold black pepper.

Tasting notes

Nose
Campfire smoke, medicinal, hansaplast, vanilla, resinous, vegetal/grassy peat, dried apple and some sour lemon, a faint note of mashed potato and nutmeg in the background.
Palate
Thick and fat smoke, earthy peat, medicinal, plasters, vanilla, bitter citrus and some faint apple, fennel, bay leaf, potato mash with nutmeg and black pepper, a very light note of mustard in the development.
Finish
Long: some vanilla and bittersweet citrus, quickly followed by prolongued notes of dry smoke, liquorice, bay leaf, some nutmeg and bold black pepper.

Product facts

Producer / brandLaphroaig
StyleSingle malt Scotch whisky
CategoryWhiskey › Scotch whisky › Single malt
CountryScotland
Alcohol58.6% ABV (117.2 proof)
Bottle size750 ml
Age statement10 years
PackSingle bottle
CollectionsCask strength & high proofSingle malts$250 and up
Product IDsh-ca-7853680754826
GTIN / MPNNot supplied by the producer record

Serving & pairing

Serve neat with a few drops of water to open the aromas. Lighter styles suit smoked salmon and shortbread; peated styles suit blue cheese and oysters.

Single malt or blended Scotch?

Single malt means one distillery, 100% malted barley, pot stills. Blended Scotch mixes malt whisky from several distilleries with lighter grain whisky, aiming for consistency and approachability. Blended malt (no grain whisky) sits between the two. Neither is inherently better; single malts show one distillery’s character while good blends show balance.

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◇   WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY   ◇

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Whisky club

Cask strength, labelled as such.

“ABV and proof on the card, so I knew I was buying 58 percent and could plan the water. Big, oily, brilliant. Exactly what Spirit Hives said it was.”
Neil D.Cask-strength bourbon
A treat

Japanese whisky I could actually pay for.

“I lined up three blends, saw the sizes and the prices, and picked the 700 ml I could afford. Spirit Hives did not hide the cost. No regrets.”
Ken A.Japanese blended whisky
Wishlist haul

Saved three, bought three.

“A month of adding bottles to the Spirit Hives wishlist, then I checked out the three I kept opening. Sherried Speyside, a rye, a Rioja. All three matched the page.”
Matej N.Three bottles
Rare find

The bottle my town does not stock.

“Spirit Hives had the small-batch bourbon I had only ever seen on holiday. I ordered it on a Tuesday and it was on the table for Sunday. That is why I came back.”
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