Ardbeg vs Laphroaig
The two names newcomers to peat are pointed at first. Both are Islay, both are unmistakably smoky; the core ranges below show how differently they get there.
Ardbeg
Islay's peat-smoke extremist with a cult following
Full profile →Laphroaig
Love-it-or-hate-it medicinal smoke
Full profile →- Founded
- 18151815
- Region
- IslayIslay
- Signature bottling
- Ardbeg 10Laphroaig 10
- House style
- Intense peat smoke balanced by citrus and sweet malt.Medicinal, iodine-rich peat with vanilla sweetness underneath.
- Core range
- Ardbeg 10 · Uigeadail · CorryvreckanLaphroaig 10 · Quarter Cask · Lore
Every figure above is read from the Atlas entry for each, so this page stays in step with them.