Bruichladdich Mayor Of Islay Valinch 1988

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 Octomore 10 Year Old 2016 2nd Edition

Octomore, the heavily peated malt from Bruichladdich, released its second edition of the 10 year old in 2016. It matured on first fill bourbon and Grenace Blanc casks. Grenache Blanc is a white grape that was originally grown in Spanje, but can now also be found in France. The wines are usually quite dry, soft and fruity with loads of aniseed,...

Score 84/100

Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2010

The Bere Barley releases are an experimentation by Bruichladdich in using older barley types that whisky used to be made with that produced a lower yield so were superceded by barley strains that were more profitable. The whisky is 8 years old. Bottle has been open about 2 months and is around a quarter full. Can be drunk neat. But best with a...

Score 84/100

Octomore Orpheus 5 Year Old Edition 2.2

I've been looking forward to trying this Drinks by the Dram bottle from Master of Malt which I picked up, and having found my recent tastings bereft of peat I figured why not try to redress the balance with a dip into Octomore country. Good lord. With only the PC6 as my yardstick I dove in for a sniff. "Toffee, but threatening". Giving...

Score 90/100