Single Malt Original Cask Strength Batch 011 10YO (((Bottled 2019)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
Unlike wine, this cask-strength single malt does not mature further in the bottle. It is ready to enjoy immediately upon release and will remain in pristine condition for decades if stored upright and away from direct sunlight. Once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 2 years to prevent the delicate peat esters from oxidizing.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Raw oysters on the half shell, mature blue cheeses such as Roquefort, and rich smoked meats like venison or duck breast.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the rugged, wind-swept south coast of Islay, Laphroaig has been crafting its famously uncompromising single malts since 1815. The Original Cask Strength Batch 011, bottled in 2019 at 10 years of age, represents the distillery's signature style in its purest, most potent form. Matured in seasoned ex-bourbon barrels and bottled straight from the cask without chill-filtration, this expression delivers the full force of Islay's terroir. The distillery's water source, the Kilbride Stream, runs over local peat, while their hand-cut Glenmachrie peat moss imparts a distinctively medicinal, iodine, and seaweed-rich smoke. Legend has it that during American Prohibition, Laphroaig was legally imported as a 'medicinal spirit' because its intense, iodine-like aroma convinced customs officials it couldn't possibly be enjoyed for pleasure. This batch captures that historic, untamed character with notes of sweet vanilla, sea salt, and powerful peat smoke.
🍾 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.