Single Malt The Syndicates Cask No 9208 35YO (((Bottled 2023)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
Bottled at peak maturity after 35 years of cask aging, this exceptional single malt is ready to be savored immediately. It will remain in pristine condition indefinitely if kept sealed and stored upright, and can be enjoyed over several years once opened.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Artisanal blue cheeses such as Stilton, premium dark chocolate with sea salt, and rich smoked meats like duck breast.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Laphroaig, established in 1815 on the rugged south coast of Islay, is legendary for its uncompromisingly peated, medicinal single malts. This extraordinarily rare 35-year-old expression, drawn from the single Syndicate Cask No. 9208 and bottled in 2023, represents the absolute pinnacle of slow, maritime maturation. Over three and a half decades in oak, the distillery's famously intense peat smoke—derived from hand-cut Glenmachrie bog peat—has softened into a sublime tapestry of tropical fruits, beeswax, old leather, and delicate coastal salinity. The pure water of the Kilbride Stream and the damp, salty warehouse air have shaped a spirit of immense complexity, transforming the medicinal fire of youth into an elegant, deeply historical liquid gold.
🍾 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.