THE IAN HUNTER STORY – BOOK 3
33 YEAR OLD
70cl | 49.9% ABV
The third release of the Ian Hunter Series is a story of uncompromising guardianship; a battle between neighbours over every distillery’s essential lifeblood, its water source. This is also a celebration of a legacy, for the last of the Johnston family to own and manage the Laphroaig Distillery in the fight to protect the Kilbride Stream. The expression is set into a beautifully crafted book that documents this part of Ian Hunter’s rich legacy. Every year a new chapter is told, uncovering the extensive history behind Laphroaig and the characters that created it.
This is a collection unlike any other and one that is treasured by Laphroaig fans across the world. Distinctive in character, this third release is a 33 year old non-chill filtered Whisky, fully matured in ex-bourbon barrels, making this third book a truly unique peated Single Malt Whisky.
£949.95
Laphroaig’s Whisky making tradition has been passed down by distillery managers since the first drop rolled off the still in 1815. Ian Hunter, Bessie Williamson, John MacDougal, Denise Nicole, Iain Henderson and the incumbent John Campbell were all protective custodians of the art of Laphroaig.
Each brought their own influence, of course, but all respected the unique elements that make Laphroaig the Whisky it is. The Kilbride Stream, hand-cut peat, floor malted barley, cold-smoking kilns, mash tuns, copper alchemy and the subtlety of oak aging are all essential elements. Each and every stage is crucial in producing the most richly flavoured of all Scotch Whiskies.