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SMWS 29.278: Laphroaig

“Peat smoked porcini” · Past release, no longer on sale
Peat smoked porcini - SMWS 29.278Sold outMay 2022
29.278

Peat smoked porcini

SMWS regionIslay
Age26 years
ABV57%
Cask2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 29
DistilleryLaphroaig
RegionIslay

In short · Laphroaig (Islay), 26 years.

“Limited to 1 per member We found ourselves in sweet peat smoke heaven.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 29.278 is a single cask of Laphroaig, in the Islay region, 26 years old, bottled at 57%, released in the May 2022 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 29.x is from Laphroaig.

How the price compares
At £395, this 26-year-old cost less than 2 of the 3 Laphroaig bottlings aged 25–27 released 2020–2024 that we hold. They ranged from £335 to £625, with a median of £425.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Laphroaig

Since 1815, on Islay's southern shore, Laphroaig has made the most divisive dram in Scotch, a great medicinal wave of iodine, tar, seaweed and bonfire smoke that you either fall for hard or flee. There is no polite version. It carries a Royal Warrant, and its Friends of Laphroaig each hold a token square foot of the island, the rent paid in a dram. Beam Suntory's.

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