Laphroaig 14 Year Old - Circa 1950 - US Import

1 bottle Laphroaig 14 Year Old. US Carlton import bottled circa 1950. No box. Early short screw capsule with branded lead foil wrapper. 4/5 US quarts. 91.4 US proof (equivalent to 45.7% abv). Level at low-mid shoulder. Natural wear and ageing to label consistent with age of bottle.  This bottle came from a vendor in the USA who discovered it in the crawl space of their grandfather's attick. It is a remarkable piece of Islay whisky history and one of the oldest bottles of Laphroaig to come to the open market in a very long time. Although the level has suffered some evaporation the liquid remains perfectly clear so there is a strong chance - given the more robust bottling strength - that it would present itself well in the glass. The capsule, label style and glass moulding all suggest this would have been bottled in the late 1940s - early 1950s. Thus making the liquid inside distillled around the early-mid 1930s.  An incredible find and a truly historic bottle that is a real one off at auction these days.