Lite mer info om Laphroigh QC som jag fått från destilleriet.
"Laphroaig Quarter Cask contains spirit of a range of ages, however there is no age statement on Laphroaig Quarter Cask as under Scotch whisky rules, you can only state an age if all the spirit is of the same age. The emphasis in Quarter Cask is flavour and character. The smaller casks deliver an enhanced maturation which actually overpowers our standard 10 year old spirit - although we do use some 10 year old spirit from selected barrels in the Quarter Cask process.
The process we use to create the flavour, involves selecting different ages of Laphroaig, all having had their initial maturation in bourbon barrels. We select these based on those we believe will best harmonize with the further maturation in our unique Quarter Casks. These handpicked casks and their ages are kept secret.
The final step, and possibly the most important, is the length of the second maturation in Quarter Casks. That length of time and also that it must be in Number 1 warehouse, right beside the ocean, is crucial to producing its unique style and flavour. These steps are much more important than the actual age in determining the flavour of Quarter Cask. In fact if we had started with only one age then the finished product may not have been as superlative as it now is. The correct time to bottle is judged by the Master Blender and again we are keeping this length a secret at the moment. We also believe this process better reflects what was done in the past - when fixed ages weren't prevalent in the industry and flavour was the paramount consideration.
1st maturation: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrels
2nd maturation: Quarter Cask (these are created from the staves of 1st fill ex-bourbon casks
There is no technical difference between the first and second fillings of Quarter Cask, however there will be tiny variations based on the season of maturation with each Quarter Cask bottling."
Mao vill de inte ange någon ålder på någonting.
Det stämmer inte som de säger att man inte får ange ålder på flaskan om det är olika åldrar på whiskyn som ingår, man får nämna yngsta åldern.
Gissar att detta är bara delvis för att som det säger åldern kommer att variera från gång till gång utan mest för marknadsföring, skulle de sätta ut åldern på yngsta whiskyn i flaskan så skulle den sälja sämre.
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