Laphroaig 10 Year Original Cask Strength Batch 011 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml

Laphroaig 10 Year Original Cask Strength Batch 011 is the eleventh release in Laphroaig's celebrated annual cask strength batching program, bottled in March 2019 at a powerful 58.6% ABV from first fill ex bourbon casks aged a minimum of ten years on the south coast of Islay. Where the standard Laphroaig 10 Year is bottled at 40% ABV and chill filtered, the Cask Strength edition delivers the same iconic whisky completely undiluted, non chill filtered, and with no added color, preserving every drop of the heavy peat, medicinal iodine, sea spray, and coastal character that has made Laphroaig the best selling Islay single malt in the world. Batch 011 is particularly significant for fans of the brand: it marks the return of the green stripe on the front label and outer tin, a packaging detail last seen in the early 2000s, and was reviewed by Whisky Advocate as having more sherry on the nose than the prior Batch 010, with citrus fruits, brine, peat smoke, vanilla, and charred oak across a long, sweet, medicinal finish. With the Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength program now well past Batch 011, this is a discontinued specific batch and increasingly hard to source.

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Tasting Notes

Color: Bright golden amber.

Nose: Sweet and coastal, with malt, sea spray, lemon, antiseptic, and big notes of peat. Sherry, ashy notes, crystal clear malt, vanilla ice cream, apple, lemon curd, eucalyptus smoke, dried herbs, and pine needles in salty air.

Palate: Full bodied and intense, with citrus fruits, sherry, brine, peat smoke, charred oak, licorice, oily peat, vanilla, mocha, tobacco leaf, and a grassy bitterness balanced by sweet citrus and white pepper.

Finish: Long, sweet, and medicinal, with licorice singed over a peat fire, white pepper, acrid smoke, light minerals, and lemon.

FAQ

How is Cask Strength different from standard Laphroaig 10? The standard Laphroaig 10 Year is bottled at 40% ABV and chill filtered with added color. The Cask Strength edition is bottled straight from the cask at full natural strength (58.6% ABV for Batch 011), with no chill filtration and no added color. This preserves significantly more flavor compounds, oils, and body, delivering a much more intense and concentrated expression of the same underlying whisky.

What is special about Batch 011? Batch 011 was bottled in March 2019 and is notable for two reasons: it marks the return of the green stripe packaging last seen in the early 2000s, and was the final batch under the original release cadence before subsequent changes to the program. Reviewers including Whisky Advocate noted more sherry character on the nose than the prior batch.

Why does each batch taste different? The annual Cask Strength batches are drawn from different combinations of casks each year, with natural variation in cask selection, warehouse aging position, and final blend. While all batches share Laphroaig's signature heavy peated coastal profile, individual batches develop subtle differences in sweetness, smoke intensity, and finish that make collecting and comparing batches a popular hobby among Laphroaig enthusiasts.

Where can I buy Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Batch 011 online? Available here at Liquor On Broadway while stock lasts, with fast insured shipping nationwide. As a discontinued specific batch, once this stock is gone it cannot be replenished from the distillery.