• Founded: 1815
• Status: Operational
• Region: Islay, Scotland
• Online: https://www.laphroaig.com/

History The Laphroaig distillery was established in 1815 by Donald and Alexander Johnston. The Johnstons who founded Laphroaig were from the Clan Donald and are likely to be from the MacIain of Ardnamurchan branch of the clan. The family anglicized their name to Johnston. The last member of the Johnston family to run the distillery was Ian Hunter, a nephew of Sandy Johnston, who died childless in 1954 and left the distillery to one of his managers, Bessie Williamson. The distillery was sold to Long John International in the 1960s, and subsequently became part of Allied Domecq. The brand was in turn acquired by Fortune Brands in 2005, as one of the brands divested by Pernod Ricard in order to obtain regulatory approval for its takeover of Allied Domecq. Fortune Brands then split up its business product lines in 2011, forming its spirits business into Beam Inc. Beam was then purchased by Suntory Holdings in April 2014. Laphroaig has been the only whisky to carry the Royal Warrant of the Prince of Wales, which was awarded in person during a visit to the distillery in 1994. The 15-year-old was reportedly the prince’s favourite Scotch whisky.

The Whiskyphiles tasting notes

Official Bottling

• Laphroaig 10 Years Old (2018)
• Laphroaig 10 Years Old Cask Strength Batch 12 (2020)
• Laphroaig 10 Years Old Cask Strength Batch 8 (2017)
• Laphroaig 15 Years Old 200th Anniversary Edition (2016)
• Laphroaig 18 Years Old (2014)
• Laphroaig 21 Years Old 200 Years foL Edition (2016)
• Laphroaig 30 Years Old Cairdeas (2014)
• Laphroaig An Cuan Mor (2013)
• Laphroaig Cairdeas 200th Anniversary (2016)
• Laphroaig Cairdeas Madeira Cask (2018)
• Laphroaig Cairdeas Origin (2014)
• Laphroaig Cairdeas Port Wood Edition (2013)
• Laphroaig Quarter Cask (2015)
• Laphroaig Triple Wood (2015)

Independent Bottling

A. D. Rattray

• Williamson 6 Years Old 2011 Single Cask (2018)

Cadenhead

• Laphroaig 22 Years Old 1991 Authentic collection (2014)

Carn Mor

• Williamson 10 Years 2010 Old Strictly Limited (2020)
• Williamson 6 Years Old 2010 Strictly Limited (2017)

Chapter 7

• Williamson 9 Years Old 2010 Monologue (2020)

Douglas Laing

• Laphroaig 15 Years Old 1998 Single Cask (2015)

Hunter Laing

• Laphroaig 14 Years Old 2000 Old Malt Cask (2014)

Lockett Bros

• Laphroaig 12 Year Old 1996 Bass (Lockett Bros) (2013)

Scotch Malt Whisky Society

• SMWS 29.150 Hand rolled Cuban cigars (2015)
• SMWS 29.244 Weaving wondrous dreams (2018)
• SMWS 29.249 Sweet black tea in the surgery (2018)

Signatory

• Laphroaig 15 Years Old 1998 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection (2015)

That Boutique-Y Whisky Company

• Islay #3 13 Years Old Batch 4 (2020)