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SMWS 29.279: Laphroaig

“Now let us take a kind farewell” · Past release, no longer on sale
Now let us take a kind farewell - SMWS 29.279Sold outFeb 2021
29.279

Now let us take a kind farewell

SMWS regionIslay
Age19 years
ABV57.3%
Outturn590 bottles
CaskRefill ex-oloroso sherry butt
Spirit—
Distillery from SMWS code 29
DistilleryLaphroaig
RegionIslay

In short · Laphroaig (Islay), 19 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member A full on and spine-tingling dive into the heart of this distillerys legendary character.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 29.279 is a single cask of Laphroaig, in the Islay region, 19 years old, bottled at 57.3%, released in the Feb 2021 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 29.x is from Laphroaig.

How the price compares
At £170, this 19-year-old cost less than all 3 Laphroaig bottlings aged 20–23 released 2022–2024 that we hold. They ranged from £190 to £435, with a median of £335.
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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