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Laphroaig 30 Year Old The Ian Hunter Story Book 1

Lot: 5086897

Laphroaig 30 Year Old The Ian Hunter Story Book 1

Winning Bid: £1,229

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Laphroaig
Age: 
30 Year Old
Vintage: 
N/A
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Official
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
46.7%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Laphroaig 30 Year Old The Ian Hunter Story Book 1

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. Despite its traditional appearance, Laphroaig was always a forward-thinking distillery. It was bottled as a single malt as early as the 1920s, an unfashionable option at the time, especially for a peated whisky. They were also shrewd in capitalising on post-Prohibition America to add trademark sweetness to their spirit through the use of imported ex-bourbon casks, and hired Scotland’s first ever female distillery manager, Bessie Williamson, in 1954. Laphroaig is one of only a handful of distilleries in Scotland to still use in-house maltings, providing them with 20% of their annual requirements, and contributing to the distillery’s unique flavour profile.  

This 30-year-old single malt is part of The Ian Hunter Story, a fifteen-part series of rare aged single malts, celebrating chapters in the life of Ian Hunter, the last member of the distillery's founding family.

This is Book 1, launched in 2019.

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