Single Malt 30YO (((Bottled 2024)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
Bottled at its peak maturity after 30 years of cask aging, this exceptional single malt is ready to be savored immediately and will remain stable indefinitely if stored upright, cool, and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich blue cheeses such as Stilton, high-quality dark chocolate with sea salt, and smoked wild game or venison.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Established in 1815 by the Johnston brothers on the rugged south coast of Islay, Laphroaig is legendary for its uncompromisingly smoky and medicinal character. This rare 30-year-old single malt, bottled in 2024, represents the pinnacle of patient maturation. The distillery's heritage is deeply tied to its local environment, utilizing water from the Kilbride Reservoir and peat hand-cut from the Glenmachrie peat moss, which imparts the signature iodine, seaweed, and tar notes. During Prohibition, Laphroaig's distinctive medicinal aroma famously allowed it to be imported into the United States as a therapeutic spirit. Over three decades of aging in oak casks, the fierce peat of its youth has softened into an incredibly complex, elegant spirit where gentle peat smoke intertwines with notes of toasted macadamia nuts, ripe tropical fruits, beeswax, and sweet vanilla oak.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Laphroaig blev grundlagt i 1815 af brødrene Donald og Alexander Johnston på den rå sydkyst af Isle of Islay og regnes i dag for et af Skotlands mest ikoniske og karakterfulde single malt-destillerier. Destilleriet er berømt for sin kompromisløse, medicinske og maritime profil og holder de stolte håndværkstraditioner i hævd ved selv at håndstikke lokal Islay-tørv fra Glenmachrie samt drive egne, historiske maltgulve. Kombinationen af koldrøgning og blødt, tørveholdigt vand fra Kilbride Reservoir giver en umiskendelig spiritus, der er rig på noter af tang, jod og markant tørverøg. Destilleriet hører i dag under Suntory Global Spirits og har siden 1994 kunnet pryde sig med et prestigefyldt Royal Warrant som kongelig hofleverandør. Her skabes skoledannende aftapninger, der spænder lige fra den klassiske 10 Year Old og den innovative Quarter Cask til dybt komplekse, eksklusive ældre single malts.