Laphroaig

Laphroaig 9 Year Old 2013 Single Bourbon Cask #770 Sip Whiskey US Exclusive (2023) 70cl

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Laphroaig 9 Year Old 2013 Single Bourbon Cask #770 Sip Whiskey US Exclusive (2023) 70clA rare USA Single cask exclusive to California. Made in collaboration with Wooden cork.We rarely get...

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Laphroaig 9 Year Old 2013 Single Bourbon Cask #770 Sip Whiskey US Exclusive (2023) 70cl
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Laphroaig 9 Year Old 2013 Single Bourbon Cask #770 Sip Whiskey US Exclusive (2023) 70cl

A rare USA Single cask exclusive to California. Made in collaboration with Wooden cork.

We rarely get to see single casks let alone in the UK. This 2013 offering is aged in a single bourbon cask ensuring a rich and intense flavour profile.

1 of only 246 bottles in the out turn

About Laphroaig

Another of the Kildalton triumvirate, Laphroaig is a substantial distillery with seven stills and a capacity of over 3m litres per annum (that’s 1m more than Lagavulin and 2m more than Ardbeg).

Unusually for a distillery of this size Laphroaig has retained its own floor maltings which still account for 20% of its requirements. They have been retained specifically because it is believed that the Laphroaig kiln produces a more creosote-like phenolic character than the malt the distillery receives from the Port Ellen maltings. Certainly, a tarry iodine note is one of the signatures of the spirit.

The odd number of stills includes a spirit still which is double the size of its neighbours. As this produces a different character new make it is always blended in with those from the smaller ones.

A very long fore shot run means there are less estery notes in the new make, while a deeper cut means that heavier phenolics are captured compared to Ardbeg and Lagavulin. Its distinct sweet note therefore comes from the preferred cask type used – ex-Bourbon barrels. These, the distillery says, became the norm at Laphroaig post-Prohibition when Ian Hunter began travelling to the US. The effect of this type of oak is showcased in the Quarter Cask release where a vatting of younger Laphroaigs is finished in small casks. Some Sherry casks are in the inventory and are mostly used for longer-term maturation.

A very hard to get bottle of Laphroaig indeed

55.9% ABV

70cl

Product specifications table
Specification name Specification Value
Country Scotland
Region Islay
Whiskey style Single cask, Single malt
Whiskey variety Bourbon

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