Each and every stage is crucial in producing the most richly flavoured of all Scotch whiskies. and that is exactly what Laphroaig's whisky has achieved through their traditions. All these have been passed down by distillery managers since the first drop rolled off the still in 1815. The Kilbride Stream, hand-cut peat, floor malted barley, cold-smoking kilns, mash tuns, copper alchemy and the subtlety of oak ageing.