Laphroaig 1996 Masterpieces 20 Year Old PX Sherry Butt Islay Single Malt For TWE 50.6%
Laphroaig 1996 Masterpieces 20 Year Old Islay Single Malt For TWE
This Laphroaig was bottled as part of the Masterpieces series after 20 years maturing in a single Pedro Ximinez sherry butt. One of only 516 bottles at 50.6% ABV.
"2016's Masterpiece bottling combines the popular elements of sherry-cask ageing and peated whisky. A hit at The Whisky Show, this has notes of tropical fruit, iodine, berry fruit and intense smoke."
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.
Laphroaig 1996 Masterpieces 20 Year Old Islay Single Malt For TWE
This Laphroaig was bottled as part of the Masterpieces series after 20 years maturing in a single Pedro Ximinez sherry butt. One of only 516 bottles at 50.6% ABV.
"2016's Masterpiece bottling combines the popular elements of sherry-cask ageing and peated whisky. A hit at The Whisky Show, this has notes of tropical fruit, iodine, berry fruit and intense smoke."
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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Laphroaig 1996 Masterpieces 20 Year Old Islay Single Malt For TWE
This Laphroaig was bottled as part of the Masterpieces series after 20 years maturing in a single Pedro Ximinez sherry butt. One of only 516 bottles at 50.6% ABV.
"2016's Masterpiece bottling combines the popular elements of sherry-cask ageing and peated whisky. A hit at The Whisky Show, this has notes of tropical fruit, iodine, berry fruit and intense smoke."
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.
