Single Highland Malt Artisan Cask 46%
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a bottled single malt Scotch whisky, this does not mature further in the glass. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and will maintain its exceptional character for decades if kept upright, cool, and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Crème brûlée, artisanal blue cheeses, or slow-roasted pork belly with an apricot glaze.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the legendary Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain, within the rugged Scottish Highlands, the Artisan Cask is a masterpiece of pioneering wood management. Glenmorangie, famed for utilizing Scotland's tallest copper pot stills—which are as tall as an adult giraffe—produces an exceptionally light and elegant spirit. For this specific release, the distillery sourced slow-growth, fine-grained American white oak from the northern slopes of the Ozark Mountains in Missouri. These 'designer casks' were air-dried for two years, toasted, and lightly charred to extract maximum sweetness, vanilla, and coconut notes. The resulting single malt, bottled at 46% ABV without chill-filtration, represents a landmark experiment in how bespoke wood influences Highland whisky, weaving together local folklore of the 'Men of Tain' with modern wood science.
🍾 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.