Single Malt The Ian Hunter Story Book 2: Building An Icon 30YO
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a fully matured 30-year-old single malt whisky, this expression is bottled at its absolute peak and does not mature further in the bottle. Unopened, it will preserve its exceptional character indefinitely. Once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 2 years to experience its intricate aromas and flavors at their most vibrant.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Rich blue cheeses such as Stilton, high-quality dark chocolate with at least seventy percent cacao, and slow-roasted or smoked game meats like venison.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Ian Hunter Story Book 2: Building An Icon is a magnificent 30-year-old single malt Scotch whisky that pays tribute to the legacy of Ian Hunter, the final member of the founding Johnston family to run the Laphroaig distillery. Hunter was a visionary who revolutionized Laphroaig by introducing first-fill American white oak ex-bourbon barrels to the maturation process, a decision that forever shaped the distillery's signature profile. Distilled on the rugged, wind-swept shores of Islay, this rare expression has been aged for three decades in those very same first-fill bourbon casks. The result is an extraordinary marriage of Laphroaig's classic medicinal, peat-smoke character with deep, sweet layers of vanilla, stone fruit, manuka honey, and gorse blossom, representing a liquid monument to Islay's distilling heritage.
🍾 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.