Single Malt Cask Strength Batch No 013 10YO (((Bottled 2021)))
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release, this high-proof spirit will remain in peak condition indefinitely if stored upright, cool, and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh raw oysters on the half shell, strong blue cheeses like Stilton, and slow-smoked beef brisket or wild venison.
✨ Technical Specifications
Laphroaig, established in 1815 on the rugged south coast of Islay by brothers Donald and Alexander Johnston, is legendary for its uncompromisingly smoky and medicinal single malts. The Cask Strength Batch No 013 10 Year Old, bottled in 2021, represents the distillery's signature expression in its purest, most powerful form. Matured in seasoned ex-bourbon barrels and barrier-filtered rather than chill-filtered, this expression showcases the raw influence of Islay's unique peat. This peat, hand-cut from the Glenmachrie peat moss, contains a high proportion of sphagnum moss and heather, imparting the famous medicinal, iodine, and seaweed notes. Combined with the soft water of the Kilbride Stream and years of maturation in warehouses lashed by Atlantic gales, this dram delivers an intense sensory journey of sweet vanilla, sea salt, and deep, earthy smoke.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1815 along the rugged south coast of Islay by Donald and Alexander Johnston, Laphroaig represents one of Scotland's most distinctive and unapologetic single malt whisky profiles. Perched right against the Atlantic shore near Port Ellen, the distillery draws peaty, soft water from the Kilbride Stream and maintains traditional floor maltings that provide a fraction of its barley, heavily kilned over hand-cut Islay peat rich in moss and maritime heather. Fermentation and distillation across asymmetric copper pot stills yield a raw spirit characterized by striking medicinal, phenolic, iodine, and maritime brine elements. Primary maturation in seasoned ex-bourbon barrels, bolstered in coastal dunnage warehouses, tempers this intense smokiness with creamy vanilla, sweet oak, and orchard fruit. Benchmark releases like the flagship 10 Year Old, Quarter Cask, annual Càirdeas bottlings, and the venerable 25 Year Old Cask Strength epitomize Islay's elemental terroir and artisanal distilling heritage.