Laphroaig 20 Years Old

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Laphroaig 20 years old. A rare and collectable laphroaig the islay single malt was distilled back in 1988. Laphroaig 1990 the whisky fair 20 year old. Laphroaig is the largest of the three heavyweight islay distilleries in kildalton out stripping the production capacity of neighbours ardbeg and lagavulin by over 1 million litres per annum. Following its two decades of rest the islay whisky was bottled at cask strength for the dun bheagan range resulting in 396 bottles.

There is dry seaweed here and also a trace of hard salt taffey. Laphroaig single malt whisky 43 alc vol. The name comes from the area in which the distillery is located by loch laphroaig and the brand is now owned by beam suntory. An ian macleod bottling of 20 year old laphroaig single malt matured in a pair of barrels from june 1998 to 2019.

Laphroaig double cask 20 year old single malt scotch whisky islay scotland. Whisky whiskey malt from islay. Like other islays the barley is dried over a burning peat which can only be found in the region and gives the whisky that distinctive peaty flavour. Johnston company laphroaig ltd springburn bond carlisle st glasgow g21 1eq registered in the united kingdom registration number sc028072.

1815 donald and alexander johnston establish the laphroaig distillery. Laphroaig 20 year old platinum old rare description only 123 bottles have been filled each one at a natural cask strength of 44 abv whiskeria s charles maclean said. Search rank over time. Thick waves of peat supported by tobacco and.

The aroma combines creosote and iodine with an cold coal fire hearth. In 2015 to celebrate its 200th anniversary laphroaig launched a 32 year old exclusive the highest aged whisky it had released in over 8 years. The travel exclusive laphroaig 20 year old double cask matured for 18 years in bourbon hogsheads and finished for 2 years in laphroaig s bespoke quarter casks. In 2016 laphroaig 30 year old was launched and in 2017 the 27 year old double matured laphroaig continues this series.

The distillery s current core range of age statements bottlings jumps from the 10 year old and batch produced 10 year old cask strength all the way up to the 25 year old a 400 whisky. Laphroaig have discontinued several of their mainstay whiskies over the past few years the 18 year old is probably the saddest removal to my mind. It was eventually independently bottled in 2008 at the ripe old age of 20 years old by the syndicate at the bruichladdich distillery. Popularity relative to other wines based on number of searches from sep 2018 to aug 2020.

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