Isle of Skye Single Malt Prima & Ultima 31YO (((Bottled 2019)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a highly stable, cask-strength aged single malt, this is bottled at its absolute peak and is ready to be savored immediately, though it will easily preserve its extraordinary character for decades if properly stored.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Smoked wild salmon, high-quality dark chocolate, mature blue cheese
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Part of Diageo's inaugural Prima & Ultima collection, this exceptionally rare 31-year-old single malt from the Talisker Distillery on the Isle of Skye was distilled in 1988 and bottled in 2019. Curated to showcase spirits of immense historical significance, this expression represents some of the last remaining casks from a defining era of the distillery. Decades of patient maturation in refill American oak casks have transformed Talisker's signature fiery, pepper-and-peat character into an incredibly refined, complex masterpiece. The rugged, wind-swept maritime terroir of Skye is beautifully preserved, offering a sublime balance of gentle peat smoke, coastal brine, dried fruits, and warming spice. It stands as a liquid monument to the distillery's legendary craftsmanship.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Talisker blev grundlagt i 1830 af brødrene Hugh og Kenneth MacAskill ved de vindblæste bredder af Loch Harport i Carbost og er det ældste aktive destilleri på Isle of Skye. Destilleriet er berømt for sit unikke destillationsapparat med svanehalsede wash stills og traditionelle, udendørs worm tubs (kondenseringskar), som tilfører råspritten en karakteristisk maritim og vulkansk intensitet. Talisker er i dag en del af Diageos Classic Malts-portefølje og fastholder en kompromisløs dedikation til at skabe kraftfulde, røgede single malt skotske whiskyer. Destilleriets signaturstil er hyldet verden over for sit harmoniske samspil mellem kystnær salthed, fyldig tørverøg, dybde fra tørret frugt og en umiskendelig, krydret eftersmag af sort peber.