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Laphroaig 16 years 1995 Signatory Vintage Cask n°51 - One of 187 - bottled 2011 Cask Strength Collection

  • 59.10% |
  • 0.70L

A Laphroaig single cask (#51) distilled in 1995 and bottled by Signatory Vintage in 2011 after 16 years of maturation in a bourbon cask. Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington, who previously worked at Prestonfield House, Edinburgh, where he would select casks specially for the ho…More info

  • Distillery: Laphroaig
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 plastic capsule
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Remark: Bottle n° 53

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Laphroaig 16 years 1995 Signatory Vintage Cask n°51 - One of 187 - bottled 2011 Cask Strength Collection

The wine

A Laphroaig single cask (#51) distilled in 1995 and bottled by Signatory Vintage in 2011 after 16 years of maturation in a bourbon cask. Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington, who previously worked at Prestonfield House, Edinburgh, where he would select casks specially for the hotel. In 2002, he bought the Edradour distillery in Pitlochry, in the Highlands of Scotland and moved Signatory Vintage to the site, including the warehouses opposite the distillery. A limited edition of 187 bottles.

The distillery Laphroaig

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.

Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Laphroaig
  • Vintage: 1995
  • Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  • Age: 16 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Alcohol percentage: 59.10 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 plastic capsule
  • Case: Yes
  • Remark: Bottle n° 53
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
Laphroaig 16 years 1995 Signatory Vintage Cask n°51 - One of 187 - bottled 2011 Cask Strength Collection
Laphroaig 16 years 1995 Signatory Vintage Cask n°51 - One of 187 - bottled 2011 Cask Strength Collection

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Laphroaig 16 years 1995 Signatory Vintage Cask n°51 - One of 187 - bottled 2011 Cask Strength Collection

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format