Bruichladdich Black Art 3 1989 22 Year Old

Bruichladdich Waves 7 Year Old

Bruichladdich from the past. Well, a few years at least. That’s when I bought a set of three miniatures, but so far I did not get round to tasting them. I’ll make time now. I will start with this Waves. Lovely fresh nose full of grasses and some earth. Farmy too. Saddle and raw broccoli. Smell quite young though. Oh, wait… it is. After a few...

Score 81/100

Bruichladdich Classic Laddie Scottish Barley

Bruichladdich Scottish Barley has no age statement, was matured exclusively in bourbon barrels, and is unpeated. Bottle code: 12 02 14. The reviewed bottle was opened 3 days ago Nose: Barley. What else? This barley manifests as 'grain' more so than as 'grass'. The whisky shows mostly apple and pear flavours. The wood influence is almost...

Score 86/100

Bruichladdich 18 Year Old 2nd Edition

This is a Laddie that I encountered first at the birthday party of my buddy Jan. The label says Vin de Paille, which literally means straw wine. It is a French wine from the Jura region where the grapes (Chardonnay, Savagnin en Poulsard) dry on straw mats. The whisky matured for 18 years in a bourbon cask and then got a few months to finish in...

Score 82/100

Bruichladdich 10 Year Old 2008 Private Cask Bottling

This private cask was selected by 5 Dutch friend, but in the end is an homage to Ronald Janssen who unfortunately passed away before the bottling took place. It’s a 10 years old Laddie that matured on a rivesaltes cask. This is a French dessert wine from Rousillon, west of the Mediterranean Sea, close to Narbonne and Perpignon. This Bruichladdich...

Score 86/100