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Laphroaig Distillery
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Details
Meaning:
Hollow by the Broad Bay / Senke an der breiten Bucht
Region:
Islay
Location:
Port Ellen, Islay
Founded:
1810 by Alexander & Donald Johnston
Current Owner:
Beam Suntory
Status:
Active
Capacity:
2,900,000 litres / year
Blends:
Chivas, J & B, Famous Grouse, Grants, Islay Mist, Long John, Ballantine's
Other Names:
Finlaggan (possibly)
Notes:
The founder's father founded Lagavulin
Best-selling of all the Islay malts Four floor maltings hold 7 tonnes each and account for 15% of all malt used 70% comes from Port Ellen, the remainder from the mainland There are two bottlings of the 10yo per year, but little is done to match the flavours to previous bottlings The distillery has the shortest railway in the world - 9m from the peat store to the kilns Awarded the Royal Warrant in 1994 by the Prince of Wales Has one of the oldest mills in the industry Picture
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