Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch #6-9 4 x 70cl
Lot number: 084-5192
Winning bid: £270
Laphroaig was founded in 1815 by two brothers from the unassuming Johnston family on the south coast of Islay. Named after the location that the distillery itself was created upon, the name loosely translates to the ‘broad hollow by the bay’. In 1994 the Prince of Wales awarded it the Royal Warrant, an accolade attested to no other whisky on earth. Rumour has it that it was the Prince’s most favoured whisky.
Having said that, Laphroaig is often perceived as quite an acquired taste amongst the faint of heart, perhaps due to it’s intense peaty, smoky and rich flavours. During the prohibition, an American Surgeon General was adamant that it was unfit for recreational consumption, and instead declared it to be strictly utilised for medical purposes only.
Today, it is the biggest selling single malt from Islay, and one of the last distilleries using its own floor maltings.
Batches six to nine from Laphroaig's excellent cask strength series.
Batch 6
Bottled: February 2014
Age: 10 Years Old
58% ABV / 70cl
Batch 7
Bottled: January 2015
Age: 10 years old
56.3% ABV / 70cl
Batch 8
Bottled: March 2016
Age: 10 Years Old
59.2% ABV / 70cl
Batch 9
Bottled: February 2017
Age: 10 Years Old
58.1% ABV / 70cl
Please note minor dents to lids & creasing to label.
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