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70 cl · 56.9% · Single Malt

Claxton’s Warehouse Islay 9 Years Old
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Claxton's Warehouse Islay 9 Years Old

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At the table with Claxton's Warehouse Islay 9 Years Old

Whisky, smoky · Scotland · 56.9%

Why this works together

Chosen by type (whisky) and name (peat or smoke). A smoky whisky calls for dishes with a pronounced character of their own: smoked fish, something from the grill or a robust blue cheese.

What is needed

For 4 people

Oysters au naturel with lemonWith the mealOysters au naturel with lemon

Ingredients

  • 24 oysters
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 shallot
  • 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
  • freshly ground black pepper

Method

  1. Chop the shallot very finely and mix it with the red wine vinegar and freshly ground black pepper.
  2. Open the oysters with an oyster knife, leave the liquid in the shell and remove any loose bits of shell.
  3. Lay the well-chilled oysters on a platter and serve with lemon wedges and the shallot vinegar alongside.
Aged GoudaWith the cheeseAged Gouda

Ingredients

  • 160 grams aged Gouda

Method

  1. Take the cheese out of the fridge about an hour before serving; that brings out the flavour best.
  2. Only cut or break the cheese just before serving.
Chocolate trufflesAfter the mealChocolate truffles

Ingredients

  • 200 grams dark chocolate
  • 150 millilitres whipping cream
  • 20 grams butter
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder

Method

  1. Finely chop the chocolate and put it in a bowl.
  2. Bring the cream just to the boil and pour it over the chocolate.
  3. Leave for 1 minute, stir to a smooth ganache and stir in the butter.
  4. Leave the ganache to set, covered, in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
  5. Scoop small portions with a teaspoon, quickly roll them into balls and coat them in the cocoa powder.
  6. Keep cool and take them out of the fridge a quarter of an hour before serving.

To pour 4 cl per person

  • 1 bottle of Claxton's Warehouse Islay 9 Years Old

The quantities are a guide for home cooking; salt, pepper and oil for frying are not always listed.

Foto’s: Oesters naturel met citroen: pointnshoot, CC BY 2.0 · Oude Goudse kaas: goblinbox_(queen_of_ad_hoc_bento), CC BY 2.0 · Chocoladetruffels: cobaltfish, CC BY-SA 2.0

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After the meal

A cigar with Claxton's Warehouse Islay 9 Years Old

A smoky whisky, as the name says. We paired this cigar with Connemara 12 Years Old Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey, also a smoky whisky.

Cigars
Our choice

Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2

Cuban robusto of moderate strength; earthy and lightly coffee-like, and light enough to stand next to peat.

Why this works together

Smoke next to smoke adds up, which is why this only works with a whisky whose peat is restrained. That is the case here, certainly at 40 percent by volume. The Epicure No. 2 brings an earthy, slightly coffee-like smoke that goes in a different direction from the sweetish peat, and the little pepper note in the finish returns in the wrapper.

Also good with this whisky

  • Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 1Langer, zelfde huisstijl en dezelfde lichte hand; voor een zit van ruim een uur.
  • Quai d’Orsay No. 54A thick but smooth Cuban, woody and without sharp pepper.
  • Rafael González Petit CoronasMild en kort, voor wie de turf duidelijk voorop wil houden.

We do not sell cigars; we supply the whisky.

Photo: alexbrn, CC BY 2.0

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