Single Malt Savoy Collection Edition 2 17YO
⏳ Drinking Window
As a mature single malt Scotch whisky, this bottle is stable indefinitely when stored upright and away from direct sunlight. Once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years to experience its complex aromatic profile at its peak.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Raw coastal oysters, strong blue cheeses such as Roquefort or Stilton, and high-quality dark chocolate with sea salt.
✨ Technical Specifications
Laphroaig, established in 1815 on the rugged south coast of Islay, is legendary for its uncompromisingly smoky, medicinal, and peat-forward single malts. This rare 17-year-old expression, bottled as part of the prestigious Savoy Collection Edition 2, represents a marriage of Islay's wild maritime terroir and refined hospitality history. Distilled using local peat cut from the Glenmachrie peat moss—which imparts the distillery's signature iodine, seaweed, and tar character—and aged for nearly two decades in oak casks, this whisky showcases a softer, more complex side of Laphroaig. The extended maturation tempers the aggressive peat smoke, revealing layers of sweet vanilla, stewed fruits, and toasted oak, while retaining its coastal, briny soul.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1815 along the rugged south coast of Islay by Donald and Alexander Johnston, Laphroaig represents one of Scotland's most distinctive and unapologetic single malt whisky profiles. Perched right against the Atlantic shore near Port Ellen, the distillery draws peaty, soft water from the Kilbride Stream and maintains traditional floor maltings that provide a fraction of its barley, heavily kilned over hand-cut Islay peat rich in moss and maritime heather. Fermentation and distillation across asymmetric copper pot stills yield a raw spirit characterized by striking medicinal, phenolic, iodine, and maritime brine elements. Primary maturation in seasoned ex-bourbon barrels, bolstered in coastal dunnage warehouses, tempers this intense smokiness with creamy vanilla, sweet oak, and orchard fruit. Benchmark releases like the flagship 10 Year Old, Quarter Cask, annual Càirdeas bottlings, and the venerable 25 Year Old Cask Strength epitomize Islay's elemental terroir and artisanal distilling heritage.