Scotland, Isle of Islay. Distillery operational. Owner: Beam - Suntory

Few distilleries have inspired as much excitement among collectors as Laphroaig, and this with just a single expression of its single malt, the Laphroaig 10 Year Old. Nonetheless, since the end of WWII, it has released a large number of bottlings, each varying from one market to the next. Its heavily peated style has developed according to the barrels used for maturation (sherry/bourbon). Its ABV, varying from 40% to 60% for its cask strength bottlings, favours one characteristic of its profile over another. And yet, it is still the Laphroaig 10 Year Old and has been for 70 years and counting. This expression forms a collection of its own thanks to its numerous importers and labels, including Filippi Fausto to Bonfanti, Cinzano, R.H.Elsbach & Co and Carlton Import. Laphroaig is, however, also renowned for its outstanding vintages 1960, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980 and 1981 and versions aged 15 - 40 years. All in own, a world of its own.

An Islay single malt distilled at the Laphroaig distillery and aged for at least 30 years, heavily influenced by its sherry cask maturation. A 75cl version bottled between 2002 and 2004. This is the second edition of Laphroaig 30 Year Old. Bottle equipped with a cork stopper and green and white foil seal.The first version of Laphroaig 30 Year Old was launched on the American market in 1997, then in France and Europe in 1998. At the time, it was a limited edition of approximately 2,400 bottles.