Single Malt 10YO
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled single malt whisky, it is bottled at its peak maturity and does not age further in glass. It is ready to enjoy immediately upon release and will keep indefinitely if stored upright in a cool, dark place away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Fresh raw oysters on the half shell, strong blue cheeses such as Roquefort or Stilton, and high-quality dark chocolate.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Laphroaig 10 Year Old is the definitive Islay single malt, renowned globally for its bold, medicinal, and deeply smoky character. Established in 1815 by brothers Donald and Alexander Johnston on the rugged south coast of Islay, the distillery's name translates from Gaelic to 'the beautiful hollow by the broad bay.' This iconic expression is crafted using barley dried over damp peat from the distillery's own hand-cut peat beds at Glenmachrie, infusing the spirit with its signature tarry, iodine, and seaweed notes. Distilled in unique copper pot stills with flat-bottomed shapes, it is matured for a full decade in seasoned ex-bourbon barrels, which tempers the intense peat smoke with sweet vanilla, coconut, and spices. Folklore tells that during US Prohibition, Laphroaig was legally imported into the United States as a 'medicinal spirit' because its intense, iodine-rich aroma convinced customs officials it could only be used for health purposes.
🍾 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.