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Laphroaig 17 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 1987, Monnier Trading AG, 51.9%
Laphroaig

Laphroaig 17 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 1987, Monnier Trading AG, 51.9%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 39
Average Score
Avg 91
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Description

Laphroaig 1987 Monnier 17 Year Old Laphroaig is the largest of the three heavyweight Islay distilleries in Kildalton, out-stripping the production capacity of neighbours, Ardbeg and Lagavulin, by over 1 million litres per annum. Despite its traditional appearance, Laphroaig was always a forward-thinking distillery. It was bottled as a single malt as early as the 1920s, an unfashionable option at t ...

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Mar 9, 2026SGD 2,457.35
Region
Islay
Age
17 Years
Vintage
1987
Bottled
2005
ABV
51.9%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Laphroaig
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Monnier Trading AG
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Robert Hicks
Master distiller (distillation)
Dennis Nicol
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
210
Has box
N.A
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
Exclusive bottling for Monnier Trading AG
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Exclusive for Monnier Trading AG
Allocation
Switzerland
Nose
Kaffee-schnapps, coal smoke, peat, tobacco, earth, coal tar, walnut cake, black tea, seawater, beach barbecue, bandages, medicinal tang, muddy salinity, blackened smoking wood.
Palate
Smoky, tobacco-y, dry, walnuts, black tea, dried beef, heavy, tapenade, tar, liquorice, bitter oranges, walnut wine, ashes, crunching coal. With water: perfect bitter herbs, soy sauce, lapsang souchong, yuzu. Immense, dirty, earthy, deeply peaty, salty, muddy brine, bonfire, bitter tannins, charred.
Finish
Long, salty, brine-y, smoky, a tad more orange-y, extremely ashy, feeling of having eaten the ashtray. Preserved plums (sweet & salty), ash, muddy nets.
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