Highland Single Malt Year of the Snake 23YO (((Bottled 2001)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a fully matured, ultra-premium single malt Scotch whisky bottled in 2001, it does not age further in glass. It is ready to be savored immediately and will remain in peak condition indefinitely if kept sealed and stored upright away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Artisanal dark chocolate with high cocoa content, mature blue cheeses such as Stilton, or rich, slow-roasted venison.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the legendary Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain, within the Northern Highlands of Scotland, this incredibly rare 23-Year-Old Single Malt was bottled in 2001 to commemorate the 'Year of the Snake'. Glenmorangie is celebrated for possessing the tallest copper pot stills in Scotland—equal in height to an adult giraffe—which ensure only the lightest, purest vapors ascend to condense into spirit. This elegant distillate was matured for over two decades in select oak casks, drawing character from the distillery's hard, mineral-rich water source, the Tarlogie Springs. The result is a majestic Highland malt of immense complexity, marrying Glenmorangie's signature citrus and floral elegance with deep, antique oak, rich dried fruits, and warming spices developed over its long slumber.
🍾 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.