Head to head · same category, comparable price
Kavalan Classic Single Malt vs Laphroaig 10 Year Old
They diverge on 3 of our eight axes, most of all peaty, 0 against 9.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Kavalan Classic Single Malt | Laphroaig 10 Year Old | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Single malt | Single malt |
| Origin | Taiwan | Islay, Scotland |
| Age | No age statement | 10 years |
| Strength | 40% ABV | 40% ABV |
| Cask | American oak | Ex-bourbon barrel |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £60 | £45 |
| Per 10cl | £8.57 | £6.43 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £214 | £161 |
| Chill-filtered | Not stated | Not stated |
What separates them
Different countries: Kavalan Classic Single Malt from Taiwan, Laphroaig 10 Year Old from Islay, Scotland.
Laphroaig 10 Year Old states 10 years; Kavalan Classic Single Malt states none.
Cask as each producer describes it: Kavalan Classic Single Malt in american oak, Laphroaig 10 Year Old in ex-bourbon barrel.
Neither states chill filtration.
Neither set of specifications is producer-confirmed.
What the price buys
Kavalan Classic Single Malt is £15 dearer a bottle than Laphroaig 10 Year Old.
Strength keeps that ordering: £161 a litre of pure alcohol for Laphroaig 10 Year Old against £214.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Kavalan Classic Single Malt is 28th cheapest and Laphroaig 10 Year Old 21st cheapest.
Flavour, compared
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| Axis | Kavalan Classic Single Malt | Laphroaig 10 Year Old |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 0 | 9 |
| Sweet | 7 | 2 |
| Fruity | 8 | 2 |
| Spicy | 4 | 4 |
| Woody | 5 | 4 |
| Sherried | 3 | 1 |
| Cereal | 4 | 4 |
| Oily | 6 | 6 |
3 of the eight axes clear 3 points; after peaty comes fruity at 8 against 2 and sweet at 7 against 2.
Identical on spicy, cereal and oily.
Each bottle in its own right
Kavalan Classic Single Malt
Mango and coconut — subtropical maturation doing something Scotland cannot.
Matures in Yilan's heat, losing far more to evaporation each year than a Scottish warehouse.
Full record →Laphroaig 10 Year Old
Medicinal, seaweed and ash. The most divisive dram in mainstream whisky.
Full record →No overlap in what we list them for: Kavalan Classic Single Malt for something different and fruit-forward drinkers, Laphroaig 10 Year Old for testing whether you like peat at all.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Kavalan Classic Single Malt and Laphroaig 10 Year Old: kavalanwhisky.com, laphroaig.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.