Laphroaig 2001 Over 20 Artist #11 – 70cl
Laphroaig 2001 Over 20 Artist #11 — an ultra-rare Laphroaig from the celebrated Artist independent bottler series, featuring a 2001 vintage distillate aged over 20 years. Museum-grade Islay collector's piece with genuine vintage provenance and Artist series #11 designation.
Why you'll love it
- Extraordinarily refined medicinal peat, layered dried fruit, warm honey, ancient oak depth, elegant vintage Laphroaig mastery — Artist #11 signature
- 2001 vintage Laphroaig aged over 20 years — genuine vintage-dated Islay
- Perfect for museum-grade Islay collectors, Laphroaig completists, and legacy gifting
- Presented in Artist series #11 collector's packaging
Perfect pairings
Reserved for the most exceptional occasions. Neat only.
Perfect for
- Museum-grade Islay collectors seeking vintage-dated Laphroaig
- Artist series completists
- Serious independent bottler collectors
- Investment-grade Islay acquisition
Compare with
For age-stated distillery Laphroaig at similar tier: Laphroaig 25 Years Old ($888).
Frequently asked
What is the "Artist" series?
Independent bottler La Maison du Whisky's celebrated Artist series — vintage-dated single-distillery expressions. Artist #11 is the eleventh release in the series. Each edition features distinctive artist collaboration on packaging and label design.
Is 2001 vintage significant?
Yes — vintage-dated distillate from a specific year has particular collector interest. 2001 places production before significant Islay whisky demand escalation, making pre-boom stock genuinely rare.
Is this investment-grade?
Yes — vintage-dated Islay from a prestige distillery via a celebrated indie bottler has strong secondary-market interest. Retain original packaging and provenance documentation.
Quick facts
- Region: Islay, Scotland (Independent Bottling)
- Distillery: Laphroaig
- Distilled: 2001
- Age: Over 20 Years
- Series: Artist #11 (La Maison du Whisky)
- Volume: 70cl
- Delivery: Free islandwide white-glove delivery across Singapore
TASTING NOTES
COLOUR
Pale gold.
NOSE
Dense, complex. The first nose successively reveals passion fruit, ash, sleet, hydrocarbons [fuel], milky peat, almonds, lemons, pears, peppers [Cayenne], iodine and salt. Allowed to breathe, white flowers pierce the tarmac. The aromatic palette then becomes magnificently herbaceous [white mint], peppery and ever more floral [white lilac, lily of the valley].
PALATE
Both lively and unctuous. Like the first nose, the attack on the palate oscillates in particular between passion fruit, peat and limes. Along the way, she adds a few vanilla pods and chocolate chips. Absolutely delicious, the mid-palate sees the peat completely coating the palate with minty, spicy [cloves, star anise] and camphor flavors. Particularly saline, the aftertaste is marked by notes of shellfish, sea spray, fleur de sel and licorice stick.
FINISH
Long, concentrated. At the start of the finish, lavender honey, zan, oily peat, soot, flavors of agave, bitumen, smoked fish, eucalyptus, incense, candied lemons, coconut milk and fresh walnuts revisit the nose and mouth. The retro-olfaction provides the pleasant sensation of smoking a finely herbaceous and spicy Havana. In unison, the empty glass reveals passion fruit, limes, oily peat and sleet.
ABV: 58.3% ABV