Islay Single Malt The Character Of Islay Whisky Company Collection Antipodes 16YO
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this 16-year-old single malt does not mature further in the bottle. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and, if kept sealed and stored upright away from direct sunlight, will maintain its peak quality indefinitely.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Fresh raw oysters on the half shell, mature blue cheeses such as Stilton, and high-quality dark chocolate or smoked game meats.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the wind-swept shores of Islay, Scotland, this exceptional 16-year-old single malt was distilled at the legendary Laphroaig distillery and selected by the independent bottler, The Character of Islay Whisky Company, for their prestigious Antipodes series. Laphroaig, founded in 1815 by the Johnston brothers, is world-renowned for its uncompromisingly smoky, medicinal, and maritime character. This profile is born from Islay's unique peat, rich in decomposed moss and seaweed, which is used to dry the malted barley. Over its 16 years of maturation, the fierce, medicinal peat smoke of youth has beautifully integrated with oak, yielding a complex spirit where intense peat, brine, and iodine harmonize with rich vanilla sweetness, charred oak, and subtle citrus notes. It stands as a testament to the rugged coastal terroir of Islay and the slow alchemy of traditional Scotch whisky maturation.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Laphroaig blev grundlagt i 1815 af brødrene Donald og Alexander Johnston på Islays rå sydkyst og står i dag som et af Skotlands mest markante og kompromisløse single malt-destillerier. Destilleriet ligger helt ude ved Atlanterhavets brænding nær Port Ellen, hvor det henter sit bløde, tørveholdige vand fra Kilbride Stream. Som et af de få steder bevarer man her traditionelle malterigulve til en del af byggen, som tørres over håndskåren Islay-tørv spækket med mos og maritim lyng. Gæringen og destillationen på asymmetriske kobber-pot stills frembringer et rådestillat med en umiskendelig karakter af medicinske noter, fenoler, jod og salt havluft. Hovedparten af modningen foregår på udvalgte ex-bourbonfade i kystnære dunnage-lagre, hvilket afrunder den intense røg med cremet vanilje, sødmefuld eg og moden frugtplantage. Ikoniske aftapninger som den klassiske 10 Year Old, Quarter Cask, de årlige Càirdeas-udgaver og den ærværdige 25 Year Old Cask Strength indkapsler på fornemste vis Islays rå natur og stolte destillationstraditioner.