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Laphroaig 8 (Provenance) ???
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Andrew replied
Provenance is a line of whiskies from Indie bottler Douglas & Laing.
www.douglaslaing.com/home.php I don't think you will find too much info on line since the batches tend to be on the small side.
D&L are one of my favorite indies and Laphroig is one of my favorite whiskies but I doubt I would spend that much on an 8 y/o.
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SlowPuffs replied
@Andrew Thank you Andrew. That is very fascinating to me. It is tempting to purchase a bottle of Provenance Laphroiag 8, just to have on the shelf. I suspect that it is a limited bottling involving one or two casks.How one bottle ended up near where I live is fascinating as well. The next time I'm over to the store, I'll take a closer look at it and see if there is more data on the label such as the number of bottles that were offered and if this bottle has a number on it. Unfortunately, I haven't come across any review of it, but if I buy it, I doubt if I would open it, at least not in the near future.
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SlowPuffs replied
Persistence :) .... from maltfun/maniacs:
"November 9, 2007
TASTING - TWO NEW YOUNG LAPHROAIGS Laphroaig 8 yo 1998/2007 (46%, Douglas Laing Provenance, Autumn/Spring) Colour; very white wine. Nose: ultra-pure, ultra-clean, not very mature it seems but all edges have already been smoothened over. Whiffs of peat smoke, wool, wet stones, lager beer, hints of tar... A very good peated vodka? Little fruits if any. Mouth: totally classic. Peat, hints of pear juice, tar, big smokiness, pleasant bitterness (green tea), getting quite grassy but with little medicinal notes this time. It is not impossible that Laphroaig’s output got less medicinal at the end of the 1990’s... Finish: medium long but very, very smoky and ashy. Yes, prototypical. SGP:147 (wazzat?) - 85 points. "
12 years ago 0
There is a Liquor Depot nearby that has a Laphroaig 8 Provenance bottle on the top shelf. It is pricey, a little over $100 CD compared to Quarter at around $40 CD. I came home and did a "search" on the computer with little if any information, including the Laphroaig site. Can any of you knowledgeable people share any experience with this offering. The only thing I can come up with is that there apparently was a bottling of Provenance in 1998 as well as1999.