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Laphroaig 1966 Signatory Vintage 30 Year Old Miniature

Lot: 6123461

Laphroaig 1966 Signatory Vintage 30 Year Old Miniature

Winning Bid: £222

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Laphroaig
Age: 
30 Year Old
Vintage: 
1966
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Signatory Vintage
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
48.7%
Bottle Size: 
5cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Laphroaig 1966 Signatory Vintage 30 Year Old Miniature

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 is an independent Signatory Vintage bottling. The 1960s are considered to be a golden era of production at Laphroaig, and many of these vintages are regarded as classics.

The whisky was distilled on 18th February 1966 and laid to rest in single cask #560 for 30 years. It was bottled on 18th June 1996.

Signatory Vintage were established in 1988 by Andrew Symington and are one of Scotland's most prolific independent bottlers. Their offices and bottling facility are located next to Edradour distillery, which they have also owned since 2002.

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