LAPHROAIG Elements 2.0

Introducing Laphroaig Elements, the series that delves into the artistry of production that makes Laphroaig’s whisky so richly flavoured and characterful. For the first time, Laphroaig offers a look behind the scenes of the whisky making process at their distillery on Islay by revealing the elements that make their whisky unique.

To create Elements 2.0, the Laphroaig distillery team were given free rein to produce something unexpected that embodies the Laphroaig profile, while adding new dimensions of flavour. In this second release, they explore the effect of an extended fermentation process on a characterful malt. Distilled during a particularly frosty January, instead of the usual 55 hour fermentation, this whisky is created from a number of longer fermentations, ranging up to almost 5 full days in the tun, a total of 115 hours, specially aerated to maintain mash conditions, like practices of old. This unprecedented fermentation emphasises the fruitier notes of the Islay single malt, whilst maintaining its signature peaty character.