Laphroaig 1999 SMWS 16 Year Old 29.194

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.

We've heard Laphroaig's extremely peaty notes described as many things in the past, however Sausage Sandwiches and Oil Rigs has to be the most bizarre!

Distilled on 1st July 1999 and bottled in 2016 to celebrate the opening of a new member's room at SMWS Partner bar, Bäckerhof, Nurnberg, Germany.

Matured for 16 years in a single refill ex-Bourbon barrel #29.194 which yielded only 138 bottles.