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Ian Hunter Book 3: Source Protector

This 33-year-old Vintage 1987, Ex-Bourbon Barrel Matured Single Malt is the third release in our series of rare and collectable aged whiskies to celebrate the story of Ian Hunter.

BOOK 3: SOURCE PROTECTOR

BOOK 3: SOURCE PROTECTOR

Book Three: Source Protector celebrates the legacy of Ian Hunter, the last of the Johnston family to own and manage the Laphroaig® distillery, and his fight to protect the Kilbride Stream. This is a story of uncompromising guardianship and a battle between neighbours, over every distillery’s essential lifeblood, its source of water.


Having been fully matured in ex-Bourbon barrels, Laphroaig’s characteristic peatiness really shines through the creamy liquorice notes of this 33-year-old single malt, creating a whisky as distinctive as the man it’s named after.

Tasting Notes

Colour

Deep copper.

Nose

Pears, peaches, apricots and lots of condensed sweetness open this delicious vintage Laphroaig up.

Palate

A sweet, syrupy, fruity mouthfeel to start. It dips to a huge second wave of aniseed, followed by creamy liquorice notes.

Taste

Lingering, alternating ashy vanilla and peaty aromas.

Maturation

Matured exclusively in ex-Bourbon casks.

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