Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Laphroaig Scotch Whisky

Distillery Information

Founded in 1815 by Alex & Donald Johnston
Location Islay region south shore district
Water source Kilbride Loch.
 
Laphroaig Scotch Whisky Distilling Equipment

Original floor maltings and peat kiln
Stainless steel lauter mash tun
6 Stainless steel washbacks
3 wash stills and 3 spirit stills
Matured in first fill American oak bourbon casks in dunnage warehouses on the seashore.

Laphroaig Scotch Whisky Distillery History
 
Lying just west of Lagavulin on the southshore. Alex & Donald Johnston started the Laphroaig distillery in 1815.

During 1836 the distillery became under the sole ownership of Donald Johnston. Unfortunately Donald died after tumbling into a vat of part-processed whisky in 1847.
His son Dugald was too young to take over so the distillery was temporarily leased to Walter Graham.

In 1857 Dugald Johnston takes over and runs the distillery until his death in1877 leaving the distillery to his sisters and brother in law.

At some point in 1921 Ian Hunter takes over and in1923 a pair of new stills are added.

Laphroaig was allowed in to the USA as a "medicinal spirit" during prohibition. Ian Hunter, the owner at the time, gave some US officials some samples of his malt whisky the iodine medicinal flavours won them over.

During the 1930s Bessie Williamson arrives to take up a temporary job at the distillery that lasts for forty years old. Over the following years Ian Hunter passes over his “knowledge” as he sees her as the one person to carry on the Laphroaig tradition. On his death Bessie Williamson inherits distillery in 1954

Being pragmatic Bessie knew for Laphroaig to grow it would require support and resources that only the large companies have so during the 1960s sold the distillery to Long John International

Allied Domecq in turn purchased Long John in 1990

Prince Charles visits and hands over Royal Warrant in 1994.

The distillery is taken over by Fortune Brands Inc in 2005.
 
With tasting notes of medicinal, TCP mouthwash, phenolic. Iodine-like, seaweedy, tar smoke and peat with a hint of estery sweetness. This is an Islay whisky at industrial strength. Even if the tasting notes are for Diesel This malt whisky is one of the best five sellers in the UK
 
Johnston name still appears on label.
 
Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottlings 
Laphroaig 10 Year Old
Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Laphroaig Triple Wood
Laphroaig 15 Year Old
Laphroaig 18 Year Old
Laphroaig 25 Year Old
Laphroaig 27 Year Old
Laphroaig 30 Year Old
Laphroaig 40 Year Old

Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky Older Distillery Bottlings
Laphroaig 1979 Limited Edition
Laphroaig 1989 aged 17 years
Laphroaig 1994 Islay festival of malt and music

Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Independent Bottlings 
A D Rattray
Berry's Own Selection
Box (Sweden)
Cadenhead’s
Chieftain's
Creative Whisky Co
Hart Brothers
Kingsbury Japan Import System
Montgomery and Co
Murray McDavid
Norse Cask (Denmark)
Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing)
Premier Barrel (Douglas Laing)
Provenance (Douglas Laing)
Robert Burns (Tas Toe Belguim)
SMWS
Un-Chill Filtered (Signatory).
Whisky Agency (Germany)
Whisky Fair (Germany)

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Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky

10 year old, Tasting notes

Colour: Full sparkling gold

Nose: Huge smoke, seaweedy, "medicinal", with a hint of sweetness

Body: Full bodied

Palate: Suprising sweetness with hints of salt and layers of peatiness

Finish: Lingering