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Laphroaig Cairdeas Master, Ileach & Origin Editions

Laphroaig Cairdeas Master, Ileach & Origin Editions
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Laphroaig Cairdeas Master, Ileach & Origin EditionsLaphroaig Cairdeas Master, Ileach & Origin Editions

Lot number: 361700

Winning bid: £160

Master Edition:

Master edition of Cairdeas drawn from single malts aged between 11 and 19 years old and bottled for Feis Ile 2010. It was specifically selected by Laphroaig Master Blender Robert Hicks in celebration of the 2010 Feis Ile and Friends of Laphroaig worldwide.

Bottled: 2010

57.3% ABV / 70cl

Ileach:

This 2011 bottling of Cairdeas - which means "friendship" in Gaelic, was created to celebrate Friends worldwide and the traditional art of cask selection. This edition has been crafted by the first Islay-born Laphroaig Master Distiller, John Campbell, and is so named Ileach, or "native of Islay" in Gaelic.

Bottled: 2011

50.5% ABV / 70cl

Origin:

Origin celebrates 18 years of the Friends of Laphroaig programme.

The 2012 bottling combines some of the original liquid used to first create Cairdeas, further matured with newer Laphroaig spirit that has been matured in quarter casks.

Bottled: 2012

51.2% ABV / 70cl