Bruichladdich 10 Year Old 2001 Heavily Peated The Octave Duncan Tay

Bruichladdich Octomore Discovery Quadruple Distilled

One of the reason why I am big fan of the Octomore series is the sheer brilliance of Master Distiller Jim McEwan to bring out a set of expressions where the ridiculously high peat levels in the young spirit get camouflaged by an array of excellent notes on the nose, palate and the finish. This time though Jim has gone ahead and added a completely...

Score 90/100

Bruichladdich Waves 7 Year Old

This was one of the first Bruichladdichs i've tasted. back than i was not aware of the more flowery sweet noses the laddie is known for, and it took me by surprise. the nose is indeed sweet, like a smoky lolipop, flowers and heather galore. the palate is again, very slightly peaty. it's as if the peat is underneath, but is not surfacing up. quite...

Score 80/100

Bruichladdich 10 Year Old The Laddie Ten

I'm trying to work through some samples these days, as they've really accumulated. It's tough work, but I'm nothing if not driven. This is a sample of the (sadly) discontinued Laddie Ten from Bruichladdich. The sample was graciously provided by @Nozinan and the bottle was opened in July 2018, was gassed, and was 2/3 full when the sample was poured...

Score 90/100

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