Laphroaig Elements L2.0

Laphroaig Elements is a series of whiskies that delves into the artistry of production that makes Laphroaig's whisky so richly flavored and characterful. Experimentation in single malt is often reserved more for cask maturation, than distillation changes. However, the Elements series was brought about by investigating how whisky character evolves when distillation methods are tweaked at their distillery on Islay. To create Elements 2.0, the second edition to the collection, the Laphroaig distillery team were given free rein to produce something unexpected that embodies the Laphroaig profile while adding new dimensions of flavor. In this second release, they explore the effect of an extended fermentation process on a characterful malt. Distilled during a particularly frosty January, instead of the usual 55 hour-fermentation, this whisky is created from a number of longer fermentations, ranging up to almost 5 full days in the tun, a total of 115 hours, specially aerated to maintain mash conditions, like practices of old. This unprecedented fermentation emphasizing the fruitier notes of our Islay single malt, whilst maintaining our signature peaty character.