Laphroaig 10 Year Old Sherry Oak Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 70cl
Laphroaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 70cl
Laphroaig 2001 Over 20 Artist #11 – 70cl
Laphroaig 25 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 70cl
Laphroaig Lore Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 70cl
Laphroaig Quarter Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 70cl
Laphroaig Select Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 70cl
Laphroaig Islay Single Malt Whisky
Pronounced "La-froyg." Founded 1815 by Donald and Alexander Johnston on the south coast of Islay — the first of the three Kildalton distilleries. Heavily peated (~40-45 ppm), with the distinctive medicinal-iodine-seaweed signature that has made Laphroaig genuinely unique within Scotch single malt for over two centuries. One of only three Scotch distilleries with active floor maltings (alongside Bowmore and Springbank). Royal Warrant from King Charles III. The Select Cask, Quarter Cask, 16 Year Old, the 1815 Legacy Edition by John Campbell, the 25 Year Old Bessie Williamson Story, and the Fine & Rare Artist Series #11. Owned by Suntory Global Spirits — direct sister to Bowmore. Buy Laphroaig online in Singapore with free delivery.
Buy Laphroaig Islay Single Malt Whisky in Singapore
Laphroaig (pronounced "La-froyg") is one of the most genuinely distinctive Islay single malt Scotch whisky distilleries — founded in 1815 by Donald and Alexander Johnston on the south coast of Islay, the first of the three Kildalton distilleries on the island's southern shoreline. The Liquid Collection stocks one of the most comprehensive Laphroaig ranges available in Singapore — including the entry-tier Laphroaig Select Cask (40% ABV, sweet upfront with classic dry peaty finish), the iconic Laphroaig Quarter Cask (40% ABV, double-matured in American white oak quarter casks for coconut, vanilla and banana notes), the Laphroaig 16 Year Old (48% ABV, with roasted nuts, burning peat, maple syrup, iodine, citrus and the "last embers of a bonfire" finish), the Laphroaig 1815 Legacy Edition (48% ABV, created by Distillery Manager John Campbell with first-fill bourbon and new European oak), the prestige Laphroaig 25 Year Old Bessie Williamson Story (43% ABV, celebrating the first female Scotch distillery owner of the 20th century), and the Fine & Rare Laphroaig 2001 Over 20 Artist Series #11. Laphroaig is heavily peated (40-45 ppm phenols) with the distinctive medicinal-iodine-seaweed signature that has made it genuinely unique within Scotch single malt — and is one of only three working Scotch distilleries that still floor-malts its own barley (alongside Bowmore and Springbank). Owned by Suntory Global Spirits since 2014.
Every bottle ships free across Singapore with no minimum order and standard 3-working-day delivery. Browse the Laphroaig selection above, or explore the wider Scotch whisky category, the Suntory Islay sister at Bowmore, the Suntory Japanese sisters at Yamazaki, Hibiki and Hakushu, the Suntory Lowland sister at Auchentoshan, the Suntory American sister at Maker's Mark, the Suntory Cognac sister at Courvoisier, the Kildalton trio neighbour at Ardbeg, the unpeated Islay alternative at Bruichladdich, our luxury gifts selection, or the prestige Fine & Rare range.
Laphroaig — Key Facts at a Glance
- Brand
- Laphroaig (pronounced "La-froyg")
- Distillery
- Laphroaig Distillery, south coast of Islay, Scotland
- Founded
- 1815, by Donald and Alexander Johnston
- Region
- Islay (southern coast — first of the Kildalton trio)
- Name Origin
- Gaelic "lag bhròdhaig" — "the hollow by the broad bay"
- Owner
- Suntory Global Spirits (since 2014)
- Sister Distilleries
- Bowmore (Islay), Yamazaki, Hibiki, Hakushu, Auchentoshan, Glen Garioch
- Distinctive Production
- One of only three Scotch distilleries with active floor maltings (with Bowmore and Springbank)
- Peat Level
- Approximately 40-45 ppm phenols (heavily peated)
- House Style
- Heavily peated, medicinal-iodine, hospital-bandage signature, coastal salinity
- Notable Recognition
- Royal Warrant by King Charles III (granted 1994); Bessie Williamson legacy
- Current Range
- 10, Sherry Oak, Select Cask, Quarter Cask, 16, 1815 Legacy Edition, 25 Year Old, Artist Series
1815 — the Johnston brothers' Kildalton distillery
Laphroaig was founded in 1815 by Donald and Alexander Johnston on the south coast of Islay — the same year that Ardbeg was founded (1815), making the two Kildalton trio members the founding pair of Islay's southern peated whisky-making heritage. The 1815 founding date predates the 1823 Excise Act (the foundational legislation of the modern licensed Scotch whisky industry) by 8 years, placing Laphroaig in the pre-Excise-Act heritage cluster of Scotch single malt distilleries. The name "Laphroaig" comes from the Gaelic "lag bhròdhaig" meaning "the hollow by the broad bay" — a reference to the distillery's position above Loch Laphroaig on Islay's southern coast. The Johnston brothers chose the site for its proximity to clean water from the Kilbride Stream, abundant local Islay peat for kilning the malt, and easy access to the sea for shipping production to mainland markets.
Laphroaig has been operating continuously since 1815 — through the entire 19th century industrial revolution, both World Wars, the post-1980s Scotch industry downturn, and the modern global single malt boom. Ownership passed through the Johnston family for the 19th and most of the 20th century, including the genuinely historic tenure of Bessie Williamson (the first female distillery manager to own and run a Scotch whisky distillery in the 20th century) from 1954 to 1972. Williamson sold to Long John International in 1972, with subsequent ownership transitions to Allied Distillers, Allied Domecq, Beam Inc. (2005), and Suntory Global Spirits since 2014 (through the Beam Inc. merger). Through every ownership transition, the central production approach — active floor maltings, heavy peat character, medicinal-iodine signature — has remained genuinely consistent, making Laphroaig one of the most stylistically continuous brands in modern Scotch.
Why Laphroaig — floor maltings, medicinal character, Royal heritage
Active floor maltings on Islay
Laphroaig is one of only three working Scotch single malt distilleries that still floor-malts its own barley — alongside Bowmore (also Islay) and Springbank (Campbeltown). Floor malting is the original technique used to convert barley into malt for whisky production: the barley is spread out on a malting floor approximately 20-30cm deep, regularly turned by hand using wooden shovels, and allowed to germinate over 5-7 days before being kiln-dried over peat smoke. The technique is labour-intensive and produces relatively small volumes — most modern distilleries source their malted barley from large industrial maltsters instead. Laphroaig floor-malts approximately 15-20% of its own barley requirements on-site, supplementing with malt from commercial maltsters for the remainder. The on-site floor maltings are kilned with an extended peating time using local Islay peat, producing a more intense peat character than commercial maltings can deliver. This traditional production technique is the central reason Laphroaig has the distinctively heavy, medicinal-iodine character that defines the brand.
The medicinal house style and the Royal Warrant
Laphroaig's signature house style is genuinely unique within Scotch single malt — a heavily peated profile with a famously medicinal, iodine-seaweed, hospital-bandage signature that has made the brand "one of the most divisive Scotch whiskies, loved by those who enjoy its medicinal, smoky flavour and looked on in amazement by those who don't." The peat level is approximately 40-45 ppm phenols, and the kilning process emphasises the iodine and antiseptic characteristics that come from the local Islay peat being burned slowly over wet barley. The medicinal signature is so distinctive that Laphroaig was reportedly imported into the United States during Prohibition (1920-1933) as "medicinal spirits" — a workaround that helped maintain American market presence during the alcohol prohibition. Laphroaig holds a Royal Warrant granted by Prince Charles (now King Charles III) in 1994 — making it the only Scotch single malt with this distinction from the (then-)Prince of Wales. King Charles is a famously enthusiastic Laphroaig drinker who has visited the distillery multiple times. The Royal Warrant entitles Laphroaig to display the royal arms on its bottles.
The Laphroaig house style — heavily peated, medicinal, distinctive
Across the range, Laphroaig is defined by a heavily peated, medicinal-iodine, distinctively coastal-maritime Islay house style — distinct from every other Scotch single malt in the intensity of its medicinal-iodine signature. The brand's marketing readily acknowledges this: it is "one of the most divisive Scotch whiskies." The Laphroaig Select Cask (40% ABV) offers sweet upfront character, then classic dry peaty ashy flavours, with rich finish and marzipan-and-limes closure. The Laphroaig Quarter Cask (40% ABV, double-matured in American white oak quarter casks) adds coconut, vanilla, banana to the signature smoky core — deep, complex and smoky with gentle sweetness. The Laphroaig 16 Year Old (48% ABV) delivers roasted nuts and burning peat on the nose; rich peat with a touch of iodine, subtle floral whisper, fresh citrus, honeyed barley on the palate; coastal salinity and "the last embers of a bonfire" on the finish. The Laphroaig 1815 Legacy Edition (48% ABV) brings cinnamon-spiced apricots, marmalade, heavy toasty peat, TCP (the medicinal hospital signature), brown sugar, caramel and raisin. The Laphroaig 2001 Over 20 Artist Series #11 reaches into deeply complex Fine & Rare territory with passion fruit, ash, sleet, hydrocarbons, milky peat, almonds, lemons, peppers, iodine, and salt — herbaceous, peppery, increasingly floral. Compared to other Islay benchmarks: Bowmore wears its 1779 oldest-Islay heritage with moderate peat (25 ppm); Ardbeg wears its assertive heaviest-peat Kildalton positioning; Bruichladdich wears its progressive three-brand-line stylistic diversity. Laphroaig wears its medicinal-iodine 200-year-continuous Kildalton authenticity.
The Laphroaig range
Laphroaig and the Kildalton trio
Laphroaig is the first of the three Kildalton distilleries — the trio of working Islay single malt distilleries clustered along Islay's southern coast that produce the heaviest-peated Islay single malts in modern Scotch. The Kildalton trio comprises Laphroaig (founded 1815), Lagavulin (founded 1816) and Ardbeg (founded 1815) — three distilleries within a few miles of each other, sharing similar water sources, peat sources, and maritime maturation environments, but each producing a distinctly different stylistic outcome. The Kildalton trio takes its collective name from the Kildalton parish on Islay's south-east coast, the historic ecclesiastical district where the distilleries are located. For Singapore drinkers exploring the heavily-peated Islay heritage, understanding how the three Kildalton trio members differ stylistically is essential to building a complete Islay regional cluster.
The active floor maltings sub-cluster — Laphroaig, Bowmore, Springbank
Laphroaig is one of only three working Scotch single malt distilleries that still floor-malts its own barley — a genuinely rare technical signature that places the brand in an exclusive sub-cluster within the Scotch industry. With Laphroaig now stocked at TLC alongside Bowmore (also Islay), the floor-maltings sub-cluster is now two pages on TLC (with Springbank as a future addition pending). The three brands are united by a commitment to traditional malt production techniques that produce more characterful, more peated malt than commercial maltings can deliver — but each brand uses the technique differently, with distinctive results.
| Distillery | Laphroaig | Bowmore | Springbank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Islay (south coast — Kildalton) | Islay (centre — Loch Indaal) | Campbeltown |
| Founded | 1815 | 1779 | 1828 |
| Floor-Malted On Site | ~15-20% of barley | ~30% of barley | 100% of barley (only Scotch distillery to do so) |
| Peat Source | Local Islay peat (south coast) | Glenmachrie peat (centre Islay) | Tomintoul peat (Speyside, brought to Campbeltown) |
| Peat Level | Heavily peated (~40-45 ppm) | Moderately peated (~25 ppm) | Variable (Springbank: lightly peated; Longrow: heavily peated; Hazelburn: unpeated) |
| Distinctive Position | The medicinal-iodine Kildalton | The oldest licensed Islay distillery | The only fully traditional Campbeltown distillery |
| Owner | Suntory Global Spirits | Suntory Global Spirits | Independent (Springbank Distillers Ltd / J & A Mitchell) |
For collectors building a complete floor-maltings sub-cluster, owning expressions from all three brands offers one of the most genuinely distinctive same-technique comparisons available in modern Scotch single malt — demonstrating how dramatically different stylistic outcomes can emerge from the same traditional production technique applied across different regions, peat sources, and ownership cultures. Laphroaig and Bowmore (both Suntory-owned) provide a particularly resonant Islay floor-maltings comparison.
The Suntory Global Spirits cluster — Laphroaig completes the Islay pair
Laphroaig joins the deepest single-owner cluster on TLC: the Suntory Global Spirits portfolio. With Laphroaig now stocked alongside Bowmore, Yamazaki, Hibiki, Hakushu, Auchentoshan, Maker's Mark and Courvoisier, Singapore drinkers can now build a complete Suntory portfolio across both Islay single malts (Laphroaig and Bowmore are the Suntory Islay pair), Japanese whiskies, Lowland Scotch, American bourbon and Cognac. The Laphroaig + Bowmore Islay pair is particularly meaningful — both Islay distilleries share the rare floor-maltings technical signature, both are owned by Suntory, but each occupies a distinct stylistic position (Bowmore: 1779-founded with moderate peat at 25 ppm; Laphroaig: 1815-founded with heavy peat at 40-45 ppm and medicinal-iodine signature). For collectors building a complete Suntory cluster, the eight brands now stocked at TLC offer the deepest single-portfolio comparison available on the site.
Bessie Williamson and the historic female-leadership legacy
One of the most genuinely distinctive aspects of Laphroaig's heritage is the legacy of Bessie Williamson — the first female distillery manager to own and run a Scotch whisky distillery in the 20th century, and one of the most historic figures in modern Scotch. Williamson originally joined Laphroaig in 1932 as a temporary shorthand typist for owner Ian Hunter, and through a remarkable career progression rose to become Hunter's general manager. When Hunter died in 1954, Williamson inherited the distillery and ran Laphroaig as owner and managing director until 1972 — making her tenure of 18 years as distillery owner one of the longest single-owner periods in modern Laphroaig history. Williamson's leadership came at a time when the Scotch whisky industry was overwhelmingly male-dominated — making her achievement all the more historically significant. She is widely credited with championing Laphroaig's distinctive single malt identity at a time when most Scotch was sold for blending rather than as single malts, helping to establish the brand as one of the iconic Scottish whiskies of the 20th century.
The Laphroaig 25 Year Old Bessie Williamson Story stocked at TLC celebrates her life and legacy directly — bottled at 43% ABV, super-premium positioned, and described as embodying "everything we know and love about Laphroaig — warm and rich with that unmistakable Islay character." For Singapore drinkers and collectors, the Bessie Williamson legacy connects Laphroaig to a wider modern recognition of female leadership in Scotch — alongside Master Blender Rachel Barrie (BenRiach, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh), Annabel Thomas (founder/CEO of Nc'nean), and Stephanie MacLeod (Master Blender at Aberfeldy/Dewar's). The Bessie Williamson 25 Year Old is one of the most genuinely meaningful tribute bottlings in modern Scotch single malt and a thoughtful gift for serious Scotch collectors.
Laphroaig and the Islay regional cluster
Among the great Islay single malts, Laphroaig occupies a particular position: the medicinal-iodine, heavily-peated, Kildalton-coast Islay with the distinctive 200-year-continuous Johnston brothers heritage and the Royal Warrant from King Charles III. Where Bowmore wears its 1779 oldest-Islay heritage and No. 1 Vaults sea-level maturation with moderate peat, Ardbeg wears its assertive heaviest-peat Kildalton positioning under LVMH/Glenmorangie ownership, and Bruichladdich wears its progressive three-brand-line stylistic diversity under Rémy Cointreau, Laphroaig wears its medicinal-iodine Kildalton authenticity with active floor maltings and Bessie Williamson historic legacy. For Singapore collectors building a complete Islay regional cluster, Laphroaig is the essential medicinal-Islay anchor — and arguably the most genuinely distinctive Islay single malt in terms of its instantly-recognisable iodine-seaweed signature. The Islay regional cluster on TLC now stands at four working brands: Laphroaig + Bowmore + Bruichladdich + Ardbeg.
Laphroaig FAQ
What is Laphroaig?
Laphroaig (pronounced "La-froyg") is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery founded in 1815 by Donald and Alexander Johnston on the south coast of Islay — the first of the three Kildalton distilleries (Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg) on the island's southern shoreline. The name comes from the Gaelic "lag bhròdhaig" meaning "the hollow by the broad bay." Laphroaig is heavily peated (approximately 40-45 ppm phenols) with a famously medicinal, iodine-seaweed signature that is genuinely unique within Scotch. Laphroaig is one of only three working Scotch single malt distilleries that still floor-malts its own barley (alongside Bowmore and Springbank), holds a Royal Warrant granted by Prince Charles (now King Charles III) in 1994, and has been part of Suntory Global Spirits since 2014.
What does Laphroaig taste like?
Laphroaig has one of the most genuinely distinctive house styles in all of Scotch single malt — heavily peated (40-45 ppm phenols) with a famously medicinal, iodine-seaweed, hospital-bandage signature. The brand's marketing readily acknowledges this: it is "one of the most divisive Scotch whiskies, loved by those who enjoy its medicinal, smoky flavour and looked on in amazement by those who don't." The Laphroaig Quarter Cask (40% ABV, double-matured in American white oak quarter casks) adds coconut, vanilla and banana to the signature smoky core. The Laphroaig 16 Year Old (48% ABV) delivers roasted nuts, burning peat, maple syrup, vanilla pod, iodine, citrus, honeyed barley, coastal salinity and "the last embers of a bonfire." The 1815 Legacy Edition (48% ABV) brings cinnamon-spiced apricots, marmalade, heavy toasty peat, TCP, brown sugar, caramel and raisin.
When was Laphroaig founded?
Laphroaig was founded in 1815 by Donald and Alexander Johnston on the south coast of Islay — the same year that Ardbeg was founded, making the two Kildalton trio members the founding pair of Islay's southern peated whisky-making heritage. The 1815 founding date predates the 1823 Excise Act by 8 years, placing Laphroaig in the pre-Excise-Act heritage cluster. Laphroaig has been operating continuously since 1815, with the distillery still using the same water source (the Kilbride Stream) that supplied the Johnston brothers in 1815.
Where is Laphroaig made?
Laphroaig is made at the Laphroaig distillery on the south coast of Islay — the southernmost of the Inner Hebrides islands of Scotland. The distillery sits at the head of Loch Laphroaig, immediately on the Islay coast, with the Kildalton trio (Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg) all clustered along Islay's southern shoreline. Laphroaig is the first of the three Kildalton distilleries when travelling east from Port Ellen. The distillery's water source is the Kilbride Stream, and the floor maltings operate on the distillery site using local Islay peat.
What are the Kildalton distilleries?
The Kildalton distilleries are the three working Islay single malt distilleries clustered along Islay's southern coast — Laphroaig (founded 1815), Lagavulin (founded 1816) and Ardbeg (founded 1815). The three distilleries take their collective name from the Kildalton parish on Islay's south-east coast. The Kildalton trio is famous for producing the heaviest-peated Islay single malts (40-65 ppm phenols), with a distinctive maritime-coastal, iodine-driven, medicinal house style. The three distilleries are clustered within a few miles of each other but each produces a distinctly different stylistic outcome. Laphroaig is the most medicinal-iodine signature; Lagavulin is the most balanced and rich; Ardbeg is the most assertively heavily peated and complex.
Why does Laphroaig still floor-malt its own barley?
Laphroaig is one of only three working Scotch single malt distilleries that still floor-malts its own barley — alongside Bowmore (also Islay) and Springbank (Campbeltown). Floor malting is the original technique used to convert barley into malt for whisky production: barley is spread out on a malting floor, regularly turned by hand, and allowed to germinate over 5-7 days before being kiln-dried over peat smoke. Laphroaig floor-malts approximately 15-20% of its own barley requirements on-site. The on-site floor maltings are kilned with an extended peating time using local Islay peat, producing a more intense peat character than commercial maltings can deliver. This traditional production technique is the central reason Laphroaig has the distinctively heavy, medicinal-iodine character that defines the brand.
Who is Bessie Williamson?
Bessie Williamson is one of the most genuinely historic figures in 20th-century Scotch whisky — the first female distillery manager to own and run a Scotch whisky distillery in the 20th century, and an icon of Laphroaig. Williamson originally joined Laphroaig in 1932 as a temporary shorthand typist for Ian Hunter (the then-owner), and through a remarkable career progression rose to become Hunter's general manager, eventually inheriting the distillery upon his death in 1954 and running Laphroaig as owner and managing director until 1972. Williamson's leadership came at a time when the Scotch whisky industry was overwhelmingly male-dominated. She is widely credited with championing Laphroaig's distinctive single malt identity at a time when most Scotch was sold for blending rather than as single malts. The Laphroaig 25 Year Old "Bessie Williamson Story" celebrates her life and legacy.
Who owns Laphroaig?
Laphroaig is owned by Suntory Global Spirits — the global premium spirits division of Japan's Suntory Holdings, headquartered in Tokyo. Laphroaig entered the Suntory portfolio in 2014 through the merger of Suntory's spirits operations with Beam Inc. (the previous owner of Laphroaig since 2005). Sister single malt brands within Suntory Global Spirits include Bowmore (Laphroaig's Islay neighbour, founded 1779), Yamazaki, Hibiki and Hakushu (the iconic Suntory Japanese whiskies), Auchentoshan (Lowland), Glen Garioch (Highland), and the American whiskeys Jim Beam, Maker's Mark, Knob Creek and Basil Hayden's. Other Suntory spirits include Courvoisier Cognac, El Tesoro tequila and Sipsmith gin.
Why does Laphroaig have a Royal Warrant?
Laphroaig holds a Royal Warrant of Appointment, granted by His Majesty King Charles III (then Prince Charles) in 1994 — making Laphroaig the only Scotch single malt to hold a Royal Warrant from the (then-)Prince of Wales. King Charles is a famously enthusiastic fan of Laphroaig and has visited the distillery multiple times across his life. The Royal Warrant is granted to suppliers of goods or services to senior members of the British Royal Family who have supplied them regularly over a period of at least five years, and is one of the most prestigious commercial endorsements in the United Kingdom. The Royal Warrant entitles Laphroaig to display the royal arms on its bottles and packaging.
Is Laphroaig a good gift?
Yes — Laphroaig is one of the most genuinely distinctive Islay single malt gift choices available, particularly for whisky drinkers who appreciate uncompromising peated character, deep heritage credentials, and the breadth of Laphroaig's age-tier range. The Laphroaig Quarter Cask is the universal flagship gift bottle — accessible price, double-cask matured, classic Laphroaig character. The Laphroaig 16 Year Old is the considered choice for serious peated-Islay drinkers seeking the full age-statement signature at 48% ABV. The Laphroaig 1815 Legacy Edition is a beautiful John Campbell tribute bottling. The Laphroaig 25 Year Old Bessie Williamson Story is the prestige milestone gift celebrating one of Scotch's most historic female leaders. The Laphroaig 2001 Over 20 Artist Series #11 is the ultra-rare collector's bottle. The 1815 founding heritage, the Royal Warrant, the Bessie Williamson legacy, the active floor maltings, and the Suntory pedigree all give Laphroaig unusually rich gift storytelling at every price tier.
Do you deliver Laphroaig across Singapore?
Yes. Free delivery anywhere in Singapore with no minimum order. Standard lead time is 3 working days.