Single Malt Cairdeas Cask Strength Quarter Cask (((Bottled 2017)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this single malt does not mature further in the bottle and is ready to be enjoyed immediately. Once opened, it can be savored over 1 to 3 years, while an unopened bottle will remain pristine for decades when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Strong blue cheeses like Stilton, rich smoked meats such as beef brisket, and high-quality dark chocolate.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Laphroaig, nestled on the rugged south coast of Islay, is legendary for its uncompromisingly smoky, medicinal, and peat-forward single malts. The 'Cairdeas' series, meaning 'friendship' in Gaelic, is an annual release crafted to celebrate the global Friends of Laphroaig community. The 2017 bottling pays homage to the distillery's famous Quarter Cask expression. By transferring the spirit from standard ex-bourbon barrels into much smaller quarter casks, the liquid achieves up to 30% greater contact with the American oak, accelerating maturation and imparting intense notes of creamy vanilla, sweet pear, and toasted wood. Bottled at a robust cask strength, this expression beautifully balances Laphroaig's signature maritime peat smoke, brine, and medicinal seaweed with the rich, deep oak sweetness derived from the double-maturation process.
🍾 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.