Bruichladdich 16 Year Old First Growth Sauternes Finish

Bruichladdich Octomore 4.1 5yo

I didn't really expect to lay my hand on one of the 60 bottles of Bruichladdichs new peat monster Octomore 4.1 since only 60 bottles was released to Swedens lesser populated towns. But I did. When you open a new bottle of Octomore 4.1 you really think there's a fire going on straight under your nose. It's like a boat burning in the sun with new...

Score 95/100

Bruichladdich Cuvee 640 / Eroica / 21 Year Old

Cuvée 640 is a Bruichladdich that got a finish on a… cognac cask! The label states overigens ‘Oh Mensch! Gieb Acht! Was spricht die tiefe mitternacht?’ which is the opening line from ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’ (can you hear the music?) from German philosopher Nietzche. You still there? Anyway, this Laddie is unpeated and 21 years old. Salted Granny...

Score 84/100

Bruichladdich 6 Year Old 2007 Islay Barley

I first tasted this Laddie at the Spirits in the Sky festival in Belgium. It was distilled from unpeated Islay malt, grown on the Rockside Farm and matured on American oak. It was cut to 50% using Islay water. The nose is fairly sweet and young on hay, juniper berries and honey. A floral touch makes me think of heather. Cinnamon is the spice on...

Score 88/100

Bruichladdich 18 Year Old 1st Edition

In advance of my Quaich dinner tomorrow night (with Jim McEwan introducing some Bruichladdich expressions), I'm reviewing the 18 Year Old that I brought to the tasting that @victor and @dramlette arranged. At the time, I mistakenly thought this was the 2nd Edition but it is in fact the 1st Edition (I blame the booze) - so if you were there and you...

Score 84/100