Single Malt Cask Strength 25YO Bottled 48.9%
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this bottle does not mature further in glass and is ready to be enjoyed immediately. Unopened bottles will remain pristine indefinitely, while opened bottles are best savored within 1 to 2 years to experience its delicate aromas at their peak.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich blue cheeses such as Roquefort, high-quality dark chocolate with sea salt, and smoked meats like duck breast or wild venison.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Founded in 1815 by brothers Donald and Alexander Johnston on the rugged south coast of Islay, Laphroaig is legendary for its uncompromising, medicinal peat character. This legendary profile is forged by the distillery's traditional floor maltings and the unique composition of the local Glenmachrie peat, which is rich in heather, lichen, and seaweed. The 25-Year-Old Cask Strength expression bottled in 2017 at 48.9% ABV represents a masterful marriage of whiskies matured in second-fill Oloroso Sherry casks and American oak ex-bourbon barrels. Over a quarter-century of slumber in warehouses kissed by damp Atlantic gales, the aggressive, medicinal smoke of Laphroaig's youth has mellowed into an incredibly complex, elegant spirit. It weaves together notes of sweet vanilla, dried stone fruits, spicy oak, and a lingering, sophisticated peat smoke that speaks of the wild Islay coast.
🍾 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.