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The Laphroaig
15 makes a return for the distillery's
200th anniversary year.
 Rarely
do we seem to see a new Laphroaig
released these days with an age
statement but I am pleased to tell you
that to celebrate the
distillery's 200th anniversary they have
resurrected the once very popular
Laphroaig 15 year old.
The Laphroaig 15 Year Old 200th Anniversary Edition is a limited
release but how limited I have no idea,
I did ask but have not received a reply
so I suspect the use of the word
"limited" may not mean what many would
assume it means but at least there will
be plenty to go around, its just that
Laphroaig are not revealing exactly how much
that is.
A long revered expression in the
Laphroaig range, Laphroaig 15 Year Old
was originally launched more than 30
years ago, with a lower level of peat
and later, a higher bottling strength of 43%
(it was originally only 40%
when it was first launched in the 1980s) all combining to give the whisky a
mellow, rounded taste, its briny orchard
fruits adding bite and depth, the
overall feel rich and smoky.
Laphroaig has been dividing opinions for
200 years, always garnering strong and
interesting points of view through the
years. Some of these varying opinions
are featured in videos as part of the
Laphroaig Opinions Welcome campaign,
which can be viewed at www.laphroaig.com/opinions.
Laphroaig 15 Year Old will continue to
welcome a multitude of different global
perspectives on the divisive whisky with
the launch of '200 Opinions Wanted' - a
competition to celebrate the very best
Laphroaig opinions from around the
world. Two-hundred of the most unique
opinions will be dis-played as
individual tiles on the distillery wall
and the authors of the very best of them
will be re-warded with a trip to Islay
to attend "Laphroaig Live," a global
whisky event held at the historic
Laphroaig Distillery for the first time
in nine years.
Many whisky drinkers including myself preferred
the 15
over the current Laphroaig 18 year old
expression and were sad to see it
discontinued a few years back so it is
good to see it back, albeit temporarily.
So is it a perfect match for the
Laphroaig 15 we used to know and love, I
haven't had the chance to taste it but I certainly hope so especially at the
RRP of £75, I guess that's what the
magic words "Limited Edition" does to a
price tag.
The new Laphroaig 15 Year Old 200th
Anniversary Edition will be available from whisky
specialist shops such as
The Whisky Exchange from this month
with an RRP of
£75.
Laphroaig also have additional new
releases planned across this year 200th
anniversary year, so watch this space.
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