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Laphroaig  Quarter Cask Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700 ml)

Laphroaig

Laphroaig Quarter Cask Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700 ml)

฿4,699

SKU:LWH1064AAIn stock

Founded in 1815 by Donald and Alexander Johnston on the south shore of Islay, Laphroaig remains the only Scotch distillery to hold a Royal Warrant from King Charles III — a distinction earned not by diplomacy but by the sheer singularity of what comes off these stills. The distillery sits directly on Loch Laphroaig, its shoreline warehouses close enough to receive tidal Atlantic spray at high water, contributing a saline maritime dimension that is structurally unreplicable elsewhere. Process water is drawn from the Kilbride Stream, which runs over deep Islay peat bogs before reaching the mash tun. Quarter Cask is bottled at 48% ABV and is explicitly non-chill-filtered, preserving the full texture of a spirit shaped by an asymmetric still configuration — three tall-necked wash stills maximising reflux, four spirit stills with a narrow constricting section engineered to slow distillation and lock in tarry, medicinal phenolics. Barley is kilned over hand-cut Islay peat at low temperature, producing the signature iodine-and-tar character that separates Laphroaig from its Kildalton neighbours. The Quarter Cask format uses smaller barrels, delivering approximately 30% greater oak surface-to-spirit contact than a standard ex-Bourbon barrel — accelerating the integration of American white oak vanilla without softening the phenolic core. This is the only expression in the core range that deliberately compresses maturation geometry rather than extending time.

Details

Country
Scotland
Region
Islay
Subregion
Islay
Variety
Single Malt
Vintage
NV
Bottle size
700 ml
Body
Full

Taste profile

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Pairs well with

  • Grilled & roasted fish
  • Caviar & luxury seafood
  • Hard & aged cheese
  • Oysters & raw seafood
  • Lamb dishes
  • Dark chocolate & cocoa

Sommelier’s pick: Grilled whole mackerel with charred lemon and sea salt · Cold-smoked salmon with crème fraîche and capers on rye · Aged Comté with honeycomb and walnuts

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