Highland Single Malt Rare Cask 0009 21YO (((Bottled 2021)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a fully matured Scotch whisky, it is bottled at its peak and does not improve with bottle age; it can be enjoyed immediately or cellared indefinitely when stored upright away from direct light.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Dark chocolate desserts, artisanal blue cheese, roasted venison
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
This exceptionally rare Highland single malt represents the pinnacle of Glenmorangie's artisanal distillation and patient maturation. Distilled in the northern Highlands of Tain, the spirit is shaped by the distillery's legendary copper pot stills—the tallest in Scotland—which ensure only the purest, most elegant vapors ascend to be condensed. Drawing water from the mineral-rich Tarlogie Springs, steeped in local folklore as a sacred site, this 21-year-old expression from Rare Cask 0009 was bottled in 2021 after more than two decades of slumber in hand-selected oak casks. The extended aging imparts a majestic complexity, weaving together the distillery's signature citrus and floral DNA with deep, resonant notes of baked stone fruits, toasted oak, warming spices, and a whisper of dark honey, reflecting the traditional craftsmanship historically guarded by the legendary 'Sixteen Men of Tain'.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Glenmorangie blev grundlagt i 1843 af William Matheson ved de fredfyldte bredder ved Dornoch Firth nær Tain i det skotske højland, og destilleriet er i dag verdensberømt som en pioner inden for Highland single malt whisky. Destilleriet er særligt kendt for at have Skotlands højeste svanehalsede kobberkedler, hvor kun de letteste og reneste dampe slipper igennem, hvilket resulterer i et enestående elegant og floralt rådestillat. Med mineralrigt kildevand fra de fredede Tarlogie Springs og førsteklasses skotsk byg har Glenmorangie – i dag under Moët Hennessys lederskab – længe været førende inden for banebrydende fadlagring og skræddersyet efterlagring på udvalgte fade. Deres alsidige portefølje spænder fra den klassiske signaturwhisky 'The Original' med sine klare citrus- og vaniljenoter til komplekse nyskabelser som den chokolademaltede Signet samt sjældne, eftertragtede vintage-aftapninger.