Single Malt Vintage
⏳ Drikkevindue
Unlike wine, distilled spirits do not mature further once bottled. This vintage single malt is bottled at its peak of complexity and is ready to enjoy immediately, though it will remain in pristine condition indefinitely if stored upright, sealed, and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Fresh raw oysters on the half shell, strong blue cheeses such as Roquefort or Stilton, and rich smoked meats like seared duck breast.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Established in 1815 by brothers Donald and Alexander Johnston on the rugged south coast of Islay, Laphroaig is legendary for producing some of the most richly flavored, peaty single malt whiskies in the world. The Single Malt Vintage expressions represent carefully curated, aged distillates that embody the distillery's uncompromising character. Laphroaig's signature profile, replete with medicinal peat smoke, seaweed, and iodine, is shaped by hand-cut peat from the Glenmachrie peat moss and the soft, iron-free water of the Kilbride Stream. Traditionally matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, and occasionally finished in European oak sherry casks, these vintage releases develop a complex harmony of sweet vanilla, toasted oak, and deep maritime brine over decades of maturation in warehouses kissed by the Atlantic sea spray.
🍾 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.