Laphroaig 10 Year Old Pre Warrant Australian Import Early 1980's Bottling

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Pre Warrant Australian Import Early 1980's Bottling

An early 1980's bottling of Laphroaig 10 Years Old. Released before the granting of their royal warrant, these 70's/80's bottlings are highly sought after for the incredible depth of fruity flavours found in them. Much of Laphroaig's early production was done with a very light amount of peat, allowing the exceptional quality distillate to take centre stage. With John Campbell taking over as distillery manager in the 1990's a large amount of peat became commonplace and is the flavour Laphroaig is known for these days. A rare insight to try a 43%, 750ml expression from an Australian import.

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  • Distillery / Brand:
    Laphroaig
  • Region:
    Scotland - Islay
  • Age:
    10 Years Old
  • Whisky Type:
    Single Malt
  • Bottles Produced:
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  • Size:
    750ml
  • Strength:
    43.00%
Distillery

Laphroaig

One of the most legendary Islay distilleries, Laphroaig began producing more than 200 years ago in 1815. The most popular peated whisky in the world, Laphroaig sells approximately 4 million bottles a year, making it Islay’s biggest seller. The distillery has changed hands quite a number of times throughout its history, spending much of the 1800s and till the 1950s in the possession of the Johnston family. The legendary Bessie Williamsom would take over the distillery in 1954, making her the first female distillery manager. Ownership would pass through companies such as Long John international, Schenley, Allied Distillers and Whitbread before Fortune Brands, later Beam Inc, would purchase Laphroaig in 2005. In 2014 Suntory and Beam merged, meaning today the distillery is owned by Beam-Suntory. 
 
Known for its peaty and punchy style of single malt, Laphroaig whisky is one of the most peated styles of spirit produced on Islay. Laphroaig is one of very few distilleries left in Scotland who utilise their own maltings, with in house malted making up roughly 15% of annual production. The in house malt is peated to roughly 60ppm, and the remaining 85% is purchased from the Port Ellen maltings and is usually peated between 45 and 60ppm. Laphroaig has made use of nearly every cask type but particularly favours the classic bourbon and sherry styles. Their “Friends Of Laphroaig” program launched in 1994 and inspired the Cairdeas series, a limited yearly offering from the distillery intended to show something different than their classic core range. These releases have included everything from fino sherry to port casks. 

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