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Laphroaig 1970 Samaroli

Lot: 5119007

Laphroaig 1970 Samaroli

Winning Bid: £16,000
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 15 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Laphroaig
Vintage: 
1970
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
R.W. Duthie for Samaroli
Bottled Strength: 
54%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Laphroaig 1970 Samaroli

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.

A truly legendary Laphroaig, this was distilled in 1970 and bottled in 1986 by R.W. Duthie for Silvano Samaroli.

Samaroli is perhaps Italy's most revered independent bottler of Scotch whisky. With an impeccable taste in single cask whiskies, and an eye for aesthetics (if not English spelling at times!), he is regarded by many as a visionary. Many of his bottles now occupy deserved sports on the pantheon of whisky greats.

Emmanuel Dron, whisky collector and owner of the Auld Alliance bar has stated that, "if I had to bring only one bottle to a desert island, it would be [this] Laphroaig 1970 bottled in 1986." This is part of the 'Distillery Drawing' collection of Laphroaig bottlings from Samaroli, which includes the legendary 1967 Sherry Cask.

Bottled number 237 of 720 produced.

 

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