Product description
Sestante Import was founded in the late 1970s by Ernesto Mainardi.
Initially, it was involved in importing whiskey, and it was not until 1985 that the first edition of Sestante single cask debuted. In 2000, Mainardi proposed another series of whiskeys, Silver Seal, considered a continuation of Sestante. In 2010, the rights to the Sestante and Silver Seal lines were purchased by Massimo Righi, owner of Whisky Antique, who continues Mainardi's work. The new editions of Silver Seal and The Sestante Collecton are receiving excellent reviews, but the rare single cask whiskeys issued personally by Ernesto Mainardi remain the rare ones. Such is the Laphroaig presented here, distilled in 1969 (when Bessie Williamson was the distillery manager), aged for 19 years in oak barrels and bottled at 40% abv.
Aroma : smoky-fruity-floral, spring meadow, pine needles, hay, pears, apples, cantaloupe, vanilla, honey, walnuts, white pepper, notes of iodine, camphor and damp wool.
Taste : consistent with the aroma, vanilla, honey, apples, peaches, banana cake, herbal tea, licorice, white pepper, ginger, lemongrass, peat smoke and ash and a trace of camphor.
Finish : medium long, fruity and smoky, with notes of citrus, milk chocolate, honey, white pepper, sea salt and oak.