Excelente novidade na véspera da The WhiskyScape Society perfazer o seu primeiro mês de actividade!.
A Laphroaig acaba de lançar exclusivamente para os Friends of Laphroaig, a sua edição limitada de 2008: Laphroaig Cairdeas (amizade em Gaelic).
Esta edição limitada, foi concebida por Robert Hicks, o qual descreve, genéricamente este whisky da seguinte forma:
"I like to think all 4 skills came into play when creating Cairdeas for you.
My first approach
When I sat down to consider this challenge, my thoughts went back 3 years to a little experiment I did when creating Quarter Cask. Having perfected the blend from the first maturation, rather than placing all the spirit in the tiny "Quarters" (which give a very "intense" maturation) I placed a small quantity of this whisky into first fill Bourbon casks and left it to see how it matured. My thoughts returned to these barrels and the whisky they contained. It was good, in fact very good, but to me it still lacked the exact flavour profile I was looking for.
A month later...
I had not cracked the problem, and I was in the process of tasting a quantity of 17 year old Laphroaig barrels (more of this some time in the future!). Two barrels were quite different to the rest, really special – and they had exactly the missing characteristics I was looking for. I asked John if I could have them and he grudgingly accepted (they were expensive barrels!).
The bottling
With trepidation I added this 17 year old. It was perfect. I asked for it to be bottled without chill filtering to ensure it retained the exact flavour profile. Please note it is also bottled at 55% ABV, so add a dash of water (or ice for those that know me!)"
My first approach
When I sat down to consider this challenge, my thoughts went back 3 years to a little experiment I did when creating Quarter Cask. Having perfected the blend from the first maturation, rather than placing all the spirit in the tiny "Quarters" (which give a very "intense" maturation) I placed a small quantity of this whisky into first fill Bourbon casks and left it to see how it matured. My thoughts returned to these barrels and the whisky they contained. It was good, in fact very good, but to me it still lacked the exact flavour profile I was looking for.
A month later...
I had not cracked the problem, and I was in the process of tasting a quantity of 17 year old Laphroaig barrels (more of this some time in the future!). Two barrels were quite different to the rest, really special – and they had exactly the missing characteristics I was looking for. I asked John if I could have them and he grudgingly accepted (they were expensive barrels!).
The bottling
With trepidation I added this 17 year old. It was perfect. I asked for it to be bottled without chill filtering to ensure it retained the exact flavour profile. Please note it is also bottled at 55% ABV, so add a dash of water (or ice for those that know me!)"
Apesar de ser membro do Friend of Laphroaig, espero conseguir receber uma destas preciosidades de Islay, pois ao que parece a procura será similar ao lançamento dos iphone nos Estados Unidos, com a desvantagem (exclusivamente neste caso!!) da Laphroaig não ser uma fábrica, standardizada, mecanizada, seriada....!
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