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Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years vs Laphroaig Quarter Cask
They diverge on 2 of our eight axes, most of all peaty, 2 against 9.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years | Laphroaig Quarter Cask | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Single malt | Single malt |
| Origin | Islay, Scotland | Islay, Scotland |
| Age | 10 years | No age statement |
| Strength | 50% ABV | 48% ABV |
| Cask | First-fill and refill ex-bourbon American oak, ex-wine casks | Ex-bourbon barrel, American oak quarter cask |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £46 | £44 |
| Per 10cl | £6.57 | £6.29 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £131 | £131 |
| Chill-filtered | No | Not stated |
What separates them
Both Islay whiskies, from different distilleries.
Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years states 10 years; Laphroaig Quarter Cask states none.
Cask as each producer describes it: Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years in first-fill and refill ex-bourbon american oak and ex-wine casks, Laphroaig Quarter Cask in ex-bourbon barrel and american oak quarter cask.
Chill filtration: Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years is not, Laphroaig Quarter Cask does not say.
Colour: Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years natural colour, Laphroaig Quarter Cask silent.
Laphroaig Quarter Cask: specifications not yet producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years is £2.00 dearer a bottle than Laphroaig Quarter Cask.
Strength keeps that ordering: £131 a litre of pure alcohol for Laphroaig Quarter Cask against £131.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years is 14th cheapest and Laphroaig Quarter Cask 12th cheapest.
Flavour, compared
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| Axis | Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years | Laphroaig Quarter Cask |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 2 | 9 |
| Sweet | 6 | 4 |
| Fruity | 7 | 3 |
| Spicy | 5 | 6 |
| Woody | 5 | 6 |
| Sherried | 3 | 1 |
| Cereal | 6 | 4 |
| Oily | 7 | 8 |
2 of the eight axes clear 3 points; after peaty comes fruity at 7 against 3.
Each bottle in its own right
Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years
Barley sugar, sea air and citrus at a proper 50%. Unpeated Islay, which surprises people.
Now carries a 10-year age statement — it was NAS 'Scottish Barley' for years and most sites still publish it that way. Every bottle prints a recipe code that unlocks the exact cask-by-cask recipe and barley origin for that batch, batch disclosure no other major Scotch brand offers. Bottled at 50% rather than the usual 40-46%, which the producer states explicitly.
Full record →Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Laphroaig with the volume up — more oak, more sweetness, considerably more grip at 48%.
Double matured: standard ex-bourbon barrels, then re-racked into smaller quarter casks whose greater wood-to-spirit surface area speeds maturation. Laphroaig publishes no ABV, and one UK retailer lists 41.4% — that is a data error; 48% is confirmed by two independent retailers.
Full record →No overlap in what we list them for: Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years for value at 50%, transparency and unpeated islay, Laphroaig Quarter Cask for value at 48% and peat lovers.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years and Laphroaig Quarter Cask: bruichladdich.com, laphroaig.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.