Br4 Elements of Islay

Bruichladdich Black Art 1990 Edition 04.1: 23 Years

Sample sent to me. I was expecting peat from the name and bottling art. But it's peat free. Nose: Big big fruity, apricot, toffee apple, candle wax, Christmas cake, raisin, fig, medjool date, green cut plant stems, manuka honey, topuch of citrus. Heady and rich combination of light fruit with sticky sweet moneys and toffees. Could nose this all...

Score 88/100

Bruichladdich Peat

This Laddie was simply labeled ‘Peat’, so it does not warrant further explanation, I think. The nose is, in all honesty, very simply. Peat (obviously, would be a bit ridiculous otherwise), citrus and vanilla. A bit of wet earth. Not much else though. On the palate, it is a little oily, but shows little body. Primarily peat and citrus, flanked by...

Score 78/100

Octomore 167 'The Beast'

It actually fizzed and tried to push the cork out, like it was trying to escape, neat,......dont try to sniff it, its like putting your head in the vat after they've added the yeast, taste, its warm, not feels warm, its actually warm, like its slightly radioactive, TCP, burnt rubber, has a vague cleansing aftertaste, like rinsing your mouth out at...

Score 83/100

Bruichladdich 24 Year Old 1992 Cadenhead

This Laddie from the Single Cask Series by Cadenhead was bottled especially for the Dutch importer Bresser & Timmer. By now it is nowhere to be found, but thanks to my whisky buddy in Holland with an open bottle, I was able to get my hands on a sample. Creamy nose on peach, apples, hazelnuts and ripe melon. A malty heart as if from grain...

Score 86/100