Single Malt Cask Strength Batch No 015 10YO (((Bottled 2021)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a high-proof distilled spirit, this bottle does not mature further once packaged. It is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon release and, if stored upright in a cool, dark place, will maintain its exceptional quality and character for decades.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Fresh raw oysters, mature blue cheeses such as Stilton, and slow-smoked barbecue beef brisket.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Founded in 1815 on the rugged south coast of Islay, Laphroaig is legendary for its uncompromising, intensely peated single malts. The Cask Strength Batch 015, a 10-year-old expression bottled in 2021, represents the distillery's signature style in its most honest and powerful form. Distilled from barley dried over damp Islay peat—rich in seaweed and heather—and matured in seasoned ex-bourbon barrels, this whisky is bottled without chill-filtration at natural cask strength. Historically, Laphroaig's distinctively medicinal, iodine-forward profile was so pronounced that during US Prohibition, it was legally imported as a 'medicinal spirit' because customs officials could not believe anyone would drink it for pleasure. This batch delivers an explosive sensory experience of cold peat smoke, sea salt, and medicinal bandages, beautifully balanced by underlying notes of sweet vanilla, toasted oak, and spicy cardamom.
🍾 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.