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Laphroaig 20 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special

Lot: 6134734

Laphroaig 20 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special

Winning Bid: £926

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Laphroaig
Age: 
20 Year Old
Vintage: 
N/A
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Elixir Distillers
Cask Type: 
Oloroso sherry butt
Bottled Strength: 
53.8%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Laphroaig 20 Year Old Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special

Originally known as Speciality Drinks, Elixir Distillers was established in 1999 as the independent bottling arm of The Whisky Exchange, which launched its online retail site the same year. Their first bottlings were under the Single Malts of Scotland label in 2005, followed by the Elements of Islay range and Port Askaig single malt brand in 2006 and 2009, respectively. The company was renamed Elixir Distillers as of 2017.

An impressive bottling of Laphroaig, this was bottled at 20 years of age as part of their premium Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special range.  Matured in an Oloroso sherry butt, this is one of 493 bottles. 

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.

 

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