Laphroaig – 2000/2025 25 Year Old Oloroso Sherry Butt #4078 Signatory Symington's Choice (70cl, 54.5%)

This is a 25-year-old Islay single malt whisky distilled by Laphroaig on 18 September 2000 and bottled by Signatory Vintage on 10 October 2025 for the Cask Strength Collection and Symington's Choice. It matured fully in Oloroso sherry butt #4078 and was neither chill-filtered nor coloured. The single cask yielded 521 bottles at a natural cask strength of 54.5%. Mature plums, raisins and blackberries meet vanilla, dark chocolate and dry sherry. Peat smoke and maritime saltiness provide contrast, while spicy oak and dry nut notes structure the long finish. The nose combines ripe plums and sweet raisins with gentle vanilla, with peat carrying the dense bouquet and Oloroso sherry adding fruit depth. The palate brings dark blackberries and juicy plums over strong smoke and earthy peat, with pronounced maritime saltiness. The remarkably long finish joins dry sherry tones with lingering peat and smoke, leaving maritime notes and dry nut aromas.