The First Editions Laphroaig 16 Year Old Single Malt Cask Strength Scotch Whisky

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Whiskey: The First Editions Laphroaig 16 Year Old Single Malt Cask Strength Scotch

Matured for 16 years, this whisky was bottled at cask strength without the use of chill-filtration.

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Size: 750ML

Proof: 110.8 (55.4% ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Laphroaig Distillery

Laphroaig Single Malt Whisky is one of the most flavorful and intense whiskies made anywhere in the world. During Prohibition, it was one of the few whiskies still legally imported into the United States, as it was considered a medicinal spirit. Laphroaig Single Malt is made from the finest Scottish barley, which is then malted at the distillery and smoked over a peat flame. Unlike other distilleries which source peat from the Scottish mainland, the peat used to smoke Laphroaig barley is made from the heather, mosses and lichens of Islay and adds a distinct iodine-like flavor to the whisky. After the barley has been malted and peated, it is fermented before being twice-distilled through Laphroaigs copper-pot stills. The unique stills have an usually flat base and flat surfaces, which contributes to the overall intensity of the whisky. The First Editions Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky was distilled in 1997 and matured in an American oak cask that was previously used to mature bourbon for 16 years. In 2013, the cask was bottled at barrel strength without the use of chill-filtration. Only 279 bottles of this single malt whisky were ever produced.

The First Editions Laphroaig 16 Year Old Single Malt Cask Strength Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes

Nose: Aroma of straw, barley, seaweed and peat.

Palate: Notes of smoky wood, iodine, vanilla, oak and burnt chocolate dominate the palate.

Finish: A bold, peaty finish.

Distillery Information

Laphroaig distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery. It is named for the area of land at the head of Loch Laphroaig on the south coast of the Isle of Islay.