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Laphroaig

Laphroaig
Laphroaig Whisky
Laphroaig Whisky
Region: Islay
Location Port Ellen
Owner Beam Suntory
Founded 1815
Status Operational
Water source The Kilbride Dam
No. of stills 3 wash
4 spirit
Capacity 2,600,000 litres
Laphroaig
Age(s) 10-year-old
10-year-old (cask strength)
Select
Quarter Cask
Triple Wood
PX Cask
QA Cask
15-year-old (re-released 2015)
18-year-old (discontinued 2015)
25-year-old
27-year-old
30-year-old
32-year-old
40-year-old
Cask type(s) American Oak Bourbon
Oak Quarter Cask
European Oak Oloroso sherry
ABV 40%
43%
48%
55.3%

Coordinates: 55°37′47.6″N 06°09′08.4″W / 55.629889°N 6.152333°W / 55.629889; -6.152333

Laphroaig distillery (Listeni/ləˈfrɔɪɡ/ lə-FROYG) is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery. It is named for the area of land at the head of Loch Laphroaig on the south coast of the Isle of Islay. The meaning of the toponym is unknown, but a commonly suggested etymology includes the elements "lag" (Gaelic: hollow), "breid" (Norse: broad) and "vik" (Norse: bay), implying an original Gaelic form something like "Lag Bhròdhaig" (the hollow of Broadbay). The name may be related to a placename on the east coast of Islay, "Pròaig", again suggested as meaning "broad bay". The distillery and brand are owned and operated by Beam Suntory, the American subsidiary of Japan's Suntory Holdings.


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