Single Malt Quarter Cask
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a high-strength, non-chill-filtered single malt Scotch whisky, it does not mature further in the bottle. It is ready to drink upon release and will maintain its peak quality indefinitely if stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Sharp blue cheeses, smoked beef brisket, and rich dark chocolate.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the rugged, windswept south coast of Islay, Scotland, Laphroaig has been crafting its famously peat-smoke-forward single malt whiskies since 1815. The Quarter Cask expression is a brilliant nod to 19th-century distilling history, when whisky was transported across the island in smaller casks on packhorses. By reviving this tradition, Laphroaig utilizes casks that are one-quarter the size of a standard butt, increasing the liquid-to-wood contact by up to 60%. The spirit is first matured in standard ex-bourbon barrels before being transferred to these smaller quarter casks. This double-maturation process accelerates the wood influence, beautifully softening Laphroaig's intense, medicinal peat, iodine, and seaweed character with warm notes of coconut, vanilla, and sweet spices derived from the active American oak.
🍾 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.