

John Campbell and Simon Brooking talk about the 2020 cask strength releases, as well as tasting the 2019 Triplewood cask strength.
On Tuesday the 26th of May 2020 we hosted our first ever virtual Laphroaig Virtual Fèis Ìle Open Day and people from more than 80 countries joined us. Whilst nothing can compare to sharing a dram in person at the ‘Beautiful Hollow By The Broad Bay’, the virtual tasting was great fun and brought us together at a time when it was possibly needed more than ever.
We hope you enjoyed the virtual event as much as we did!
Kentucky summers at the lake,
Our Scottish cuzin the crossing makes-
In barrels loved with bourbon and sherry
Our kissin’ cousins intermarry
Oak trees sway and sigh in longing
To Laphroaig they dream of belonging
In a life well lived, we learn by turns
That what matters most is love , whisky and Burns
In the former two we find that few are worthy of the deference we hold for love.
Yet despite that lack we answer back
That whisky is the balm that eases Burns
As time flies when you are together with friends from all around the world – even if only virtually – we haven‘t managed to answer all your questions during the live event.
Therefore John Campbell, Laphroaig Distillery Manager and Simon Brooking, US Master Ambassador have taken the time to answer many more of your questions and recorded the sessions for you.
We are looking forward to seeing you all in person again soon but until then tune in and enjoy some fun chat with Emma, John and Simon.