Laphroaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey - Duty Free - 1 Litre

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This 10YO single malt is the “original Laphroaig,” the real McCoy, distilled the fashion as Ian Hunter invented it nearly 8 decades ago. It is a beautifully savory whisky, the unadulterated classic essence of Laphroaig.

• 10 year old single malt Scotch whisky is the original Laphroaig, distilled the same way today as at its creation over 75 years ago
• Made from malted barley, dried over a peat fire; the smoke from this peat, found only on Islay, gives the whisky its particularly rich flavour
• Bold, smoky taste, followed by a hint of seaweed and a surprising sweetness
• This full-bodied variant is the foundation of all Laphroaig expressions
• 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Awards Gold, 2019 SIP Awards Silver

Product Description

Laphroaig is the world’s most richly flavoured Scotch Whisky, providing the most distinctive and rewarding malt whisky experience. Founded in 1815, it is one of only a few distilleries that still uses traditional malting floors, and dries and infuses its own malt with the thick blue smoke from old peat-fired kilns. Laphroaig 10 Year Old has been distilled the same way for 75 years. the malted barley is dried over an Islay peat fire where it gets its particularly rich flavour. It’s taste is first bold and smoky, followed by a hint of seaweed and a surprising sweetness. This full-bodied variant is the foundation of all Laphroaig expressions and comes with a long finish. Laphroaig 10 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70 cl. 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Awards Gold, 2019 SIP Awards Silver.

How to drink Laphroaig?

Savour it neat, on ice, with a mixer or in a cocktail

History

It was through a fortuitous sequence of events that Laphroaig came into existence. In 1815, Donald and Alexander Johnston leased 1,000 acres of land on the island of Islay. Their intent was to raise and sell cattle on the land and as a result, they began growing barley to be used as feed for their livestock. Following a particularly bountiful harvest, the brothers distilled the excess grains they had grown into whisky, and sold it to the inhabitants of the island. Soon thereafter, the brothers found it more profitable to distill whisky than to raise cattle, and Laphroaig (pronounced La-froyg) Distillery was born.

The distillery remained in the family for over a century of its bloodline, until 1954, when, upon his death, a childless Ian Hunter bequeathed the distillery to Bessie Williamson, a secretary that had been working at the distillery for two decades. Hunter, who was quite obsessive over the family distillery, slowly revealed its secrets to Williamson after she had earned his trust. It has been said that Hunter was so protective of the distillery that he prevented a cooper who was employed at the distillery, from publishing his memoirs, because they described the workings of the distillery in too great detail.

Laphroaig Single Malt Whisky is one of the most flavorful and intense whiskies made anywhere in the world. During Prohibition, it was one of the few whiskies still legally imported into the United States, as it was considered a medicinal spirit. Laphroaig Single Malt is made from the finest Scottish barley, which is malted at the distillery and dried over a peat flame. Unlike other distilleries which source peat from the Scottish mainland, the peat used to smoke Laphroaig barley is made from the heather, mosses and lichens of Islay and adds a distinct iodine-like flavor to the whisky.

After the barley has been malted and peated, it is fermented before being twice-distilled through Laphroaig’s copper-pot stills. The unique stills have an usually flat base and flat surfaces, which lends to the overall intensity of the whisky. After the whisky has been distilled, it is aged in seasoned oak barrels, which are re-charred prior to being filled. The re-charring process caramelizes the remaining sugars in the barrel, and adds slightly sweet notes of vanilla and nutty dough to the whisky.

Laphroiag’s 10YO single malt is the “original Laphroaig,” the real McCoy, distilled the fashion as Ian Hunter invented it nearly 8 decades ago. It is a beautifully savory whisky, the unadulterated classic essence of Laphroaig. “Those enjoying the 10 Year Old will first notice the bold, smoky taste, followed by a hint of seaweed and a surprising sweetness. This full-bodied variant is the foundation of all Laphroaig expressions and comes with a long finish.”