Single Malt Barrel 'Full Cask' No 132157
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a high-proof distilled spirit, this single malt is fully matured upon bottling and will not age further in glass. It can be enjoyed immediately and will remain stable indefinitely if stored upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Fresh raw oysters, mature blue cheese, and smoked beef brisket.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Laphroaig's single cask releases, such as this 'Full Cask' bottling, represent the pinnacle of Islay's uncompromising distilling tradition. Sourced from a single exceptional barrel, this expression showcases the intense interplay between the distillery's signature cold-smoked malt—dried over hand-cut Islay peat from the Glenmachrie peat moss—and years of quiet maturation in warehouses battered by the Atlantic ocean breeze. Historically, Laphroaig's medicinal, iodine-rich profile was so distinctive that during American Prohibition, it was legally imported as a 'medicinal spirit.' Bottled at cask strength without chill-filtration, this single cask selection offers a raw, concentrated journey into the heart of Islay, defined by notes of burning peat, sea salt, sweet vanilla from the oak, and a lingering, medicinal warmth.
🍾 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.