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SMWS 29.288: Laphroaig

“Elegant extravagance” · Past release, no longer on sale
Elegant extravagance - SMWS 29.288Sold outMar 2023
29.288

Elegant extravagance

SMWS regionIslay
Age27 years
ABV55.8%
Cask2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 29
DistilleryLaphroaig
RegionIslay

In short · Laphroaig (Islay), 27 years.

“Elegant perfumed smoke met juicy ripe tropical fruits in a near-perfect balance.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 29.288 is a single cask of Laphroaig, in the Islay region, 27 years old, bottled at 55.8%, released in the Mar 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 29.x is from Laphroaig.

How the price compares
At £625, this 27-year-old cost more than all 4 Laphroaig bottlings aged 25–27 released 2022–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £395 to £495, with a median of £440.
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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