Description
A limited Archive Collection Laphroaig single malt distilled in 1985 and matured for 38 years, representing a pivotal period in the Islay distillery's history.
Laphroaig
Laphroaig The Archive Collection 38 Year Old, Bourbon & Sherry Cask, 2023, 41.3%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
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- Region
- Islay
- Age
- 38 Years
- Vintage
- 1985
- Bottled
- 2023
- ABV
- 41.3%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Laphroaig
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Bourbon & Sherry Cask
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- No
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- 400
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- N.A
- Presentation
- Presentation box
- Series highlights
- The Archive Collection, second instalment
- Historical context
- Distilled in 1985 during a period of change at Laphroaig; production slowed in the 1980s and the distillery underwent renovations.
- Special release
- One-off limited Archive Collection release offered through a ballot to Friends of Laphroaig.
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Spicy dried fruits, raisins, dates, caramelized orange peel and cherry blossom.
- Palate
- Dried apricots and sultanas with salted caramel, crystallized ginger, cloves and aniseed.
- Finish
- Peppery Laphroaig peat balanced by lingering sweetness.