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Laphroaig 1968 Sestante 16 Year Old Decanter

Lot: 6140453

Laphroaig 1968 Sestante 16 Year Old Decanter

Winning Bid: £1,330
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 39 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Laphroaig
Age: 
16 Year Old
Vintage: 
1968
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Sestante
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
40%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Laphroaig 1968 Sestante 16 Year Old Decanter

A very interesting decanter of Laphroaig single malt, distilled in 1968 and bottled for Sestante by Gordon & MacPhail at 16 years old.

The Sestante import company was founded in the 1970s by Ernesto Mainardi, and he bottled his first single casks under the name in 1985. Alongside his contemporary, Silvano Samaroli, Mainardi pioneered giving his customers a choice of both standard 40-46% bottlings, and cask strength releases from the same casks. Along with his other brand, Silver Seal, Mainardi's bottlings are incredibly sought after.

Mainardi was a former employee of Co. Import, Pinerolo, and was inspired to bottle these crystal decanters based on similar bottlings of Macallan that they had produced. The Sestante decanters were Edinburgh crystal, and Mainardi estimates he produced around 3500 of these over the years.

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