Bruichladdich Cotes de Rhinns Valinch 1989

Bruichladdich Laddie Classic

from a purchased sample Nose: Smoky, and there's a peat influence without really bringing the bog. Very playful with rich vanilla cake frosting. Maybe just a trace amount of lemon and malt. Cake batter, This isn't the most complex dram, but it's easy and smells delicious and substantial. Crystallized barley with a punch of salt, and some apple...

Score 82/100

Bruichladdich X4 - Islay Spirit

The marketing of new make spirit has become more than just a trend. Numerous distilleries have followed the example that was launched about two years ago by Glenglassaugh. You can now buy spirit from Kilchoman, Abhainn Dearg, but also from Highland Park. The Islay Spirit that I’ll be tasting today was distilled four times (hence the name X4)...

Score 84/100

Bruichladdich Octomore 7.1 5 yo

At any rate, Octomore 7.1 is made from Barley grown on the mainland (not quite Octomore farm as one would come to think), peated to 208 PPM and bottled at 59.5% after a 5-year aging period in American Oak. 5 years may sound to young to some, but this is the age in which peat monsters shine, before the peat starts to break down with aging, So the...

Score 87/100

Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2008 / Islay Barley

In the summer/fall of 2018, Bruichladdich issued new editions of it's "provenance" driven whiskys, the 2010 edition of it's Islay Barley variant, the 2009 Organic barley and the 2008 Bere Barley. Right around the holidays they smartly assembled a new "Wee Laddies" kit of 3 x 20cl bottles, one of each expression. I was able to...

Score 86/100