Laphroaig 25 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Laphroaig 25 Year Old is a cask strength limited release from Islay’s most intensely peated distillery — a single malt bottled at 48.9% ABV representing the perfect marriage of sherried oaky flavours from the European Oloroso Sherry Casks and the creamy, smooth, sweet flavours from the ex-American Bourbon Barrels, made even smoother by 25 years of gentle maturation.

Laphroaig is one of only a few distilleries that still uses traditional malting floors, drying and infusing its own malt with thick blue smoke from old peat-fired kilns. At 25 years in the combined Oloroso and bourbon cask programme, the characteristic intense and medicinal Laphroaig peat smoke character has developed extraordinary depth, integration, and smoothness — the sherry’s sweetness and the bourbon’s vanilla providing counterbalance to the time-honoured Islay peat tang. Browse the full Scotch whisky collection at Wooden Cork.

Tasting Notes

• Nose: The scent of sweet sherry quickly followed by the time-honoured Islay peat tang from the combined Oloroso and ex-bourbon cask programme at 25 years
• Palate: Bursting onto the palate and slowly developing into spicy apple fruitiness from the 25-year combined cask and traditional malting floor character
• Finish: A distinct tang of Islay in a very long and warm close

Specs

• Distillery: Laphroaig, Port Ellen, Islay (est. 1815)
• Region: Islay, Scotland
• Age Statement: 25 Years
• Cask Types: European Oloroso Sherry Casks + ex-American Bourbon Barrels
• ABV: 48.9% (97.8 proof)
• Production: Traditional malting floors, peat-fired kilns

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does Laphroaig still use traditional malting floors?

Traditional floor malting — where barley is spread by hand on stone floors and turned regularly as it germinates — allows Laphroaig to control the exact level of peat smoke infused into the malt during kiln drying. This traditional control over the peat character is considered fundamental to Laphroaig’s distinctive and intense medicinal peat smoke. Limited allocation. Order online.