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Laphroaig 1998 Signatory Vintage 13 Year Old / City of Zwolle

Lot: 6138163

Laphroaig 1998 Signatory Vintage 13 Year Old / City of Zwolle

Winning Bid: £120

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Laphroaig
Age: 
13 year Old
Vintage: 
1998
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Signatory Vintage
Cask Type: 
Refill Sherry Butt
Bottled Strength: 
46%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Laphroaig 1998 Signatory Vintage 13 Year Old / City of Zwolle

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.

This whisky was distilled on 22nd September 1998 and aged for 13 years in a single refill sherry butt #700345.

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 single cask was selected by Hans Offringa and Marcel Gils to honour the City of Zwolle.

One of 350 bottles.

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