Laphroaig Oak Select Islay Single Malt Whisky is the most approachable whisky in the Laphroaig range. A blend of single malts that have been hand-selected from five different casks have been brought together to create a mellow Scotch with a balanced and complex flavour. It's the perfect introduction to peated whisky. Sweet and smooth, Laphroaig Oak Select is a story of two hundred years of passionate distilling history, poured into every dram. To create the Laphroaig Oak Select blend, the Master Distiller hand-selected whiskies aged in Oloroso sherry butts, first-fill ex-Bourbon quarter casks and Pedro Ximenez sherry hogsheads at different levels of maturation. It's then finished in virgin American oak barrels – a rare wood source for Scotch whisky. This most laid-back expression lets the Laphroaig signature flavours of medicinal peat smoke and seaweed shine through.
Colour: sparkling gold colour with layered tones.
Nose: Forward peat smoke followed quickly by ripe red fruits.
Palate: Sweet at first, followed by peat smoke and dashes of ash and seaweed.
Finish: Long finish with lingering floral notes. Touches of marzipan and lime.
Maturation: Blend of whiskies aged in Oloroso sherry butts, Pedro Ximenez hogsheads and ex-Bourbon casks, finished in new American oak barrel
The bottle comes presented in a Laphroaig Oak Select Islay branded cardboard box.
