Laphroaig 1991 Aged 26 Years Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Mackillop’s Choice (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 43.7%           Age: 26 Years Old       Country: Scotland

Laphroaig is Gaelic for ‘the beautiful hollow by the broad bay’. Opened in 1815 this distillery has a wonderful history and produces exceptionally memorable whisky. Positioned in a bay sheltered by rocky islands the distillery has the warm seas of the Gulf Stream nearby to help in maturation process. The water comes from Kilbride Dam a natural water source on Islay. In making Laphroaig, malted barley is dried over a peat fire. The smoke from this peat, found only on Islay, gives Laphroaig its particularly rich flavour. American bourbon casks are used to mature this whisky and they produce a unique 10, 18 and 25 year old range of single malts. Interesting fact about Laphroaig is that during prohibition it was allowed to be imported into America because customer’s thought it had medicinal purposes.

“Mackillop’s Choice” is a range of specially selected Single Malt Scotch Whiskies drawn from individual casks. Founded in 1996 by Angus Dundee Distillers (owner of the Glencadam and Tomintoul distilleries). It is named after Lorne Mackillop. Lorne Mackillop is the heir to the chief of the Mackillop Clan, which was all but wiped out by the English in the aftermath of the battle of Culloden in 1745 during the Jabobite Rebellion.

Lorne selects the casks that are bottled in the Mackillop’s Choice range. It is a range of specially selected single malt Scotch whiskies drawn from individual casks, and are bottled at either 43% or 46% alcohol, but more predominantly at their natural cask strength, without chill-filtering or the addition of any caramel colouring, which helps preserve the malts natural characteristics of aroma and taste.

This Laphroaig was distilled in 1991 and has spent no less than 26 years in cask number 6859. Bottled in Aprily 2018 with an outturn of only 134 bottles. It was bottled at 43.7% ABV and boasts no colouring or chill-filtering.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Honeyed cereals, soft peat smoke and a hint of citrus.

Palate: Oily on the palate, honey sweetness and chewy peat smoke with a whiff of citrus.

Finish: Caramel sweetness, peat smoke and garden herbs.