Isle of Skye Single Malt Secret Stills 1.1 50YO
⏳ Drikkevindue
As an ultra-rare, 50-year-old single malt Scotch whisky bottled at its peak, this spirit is fully matured and stable. It does not age further in the bottle and is ready to be savored immediately, though it will remain in pristine condition for decades if stored properly.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Dark chocolate, blue cheese, smoked salmon
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
This legendary release, bottled under Gordon & MacPhail's enigmatic 'Secret Stills' series as edition 1.1, is a magnificent 50-year-old single malt distilled on the Isle of Skye in 1955. While bottled under a pseudonym to respect distillery agreements, Skye's sole historic distillery of that era is Talisker, making this an incredibly rare expression of their spirit. Distilled during a golden post-war era of traditional floor maltings and coal-fired stills, this whisky slumbered for half a century in oak casks before being unveiled in 2005. It represents a liquid time capsule of Skye's rugged maritime terroir, capturing a bygone era of production. The long maturation has softened the distillery's signature fiery pepper and intense peat smoke into an incredibly complex tapestry of old leather, beeswax, dried tropical fruits, gentle coastal brine, and a delicate, lingering peat smoke.
🍾 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.