Bruichladdich Renaissance Feis Ile 2011

Bruichladdich Octomore Masterclass 08.2

Huge thanks to @wierdo for this sample. Wasnt going to do a review but have been compelled to share my surprise and enjoyment of my first contact with this. Nose, such a surprise as the peat isn't immediately as in your face as you might expect, kind of smouldering menacingly in the belly of this whisky. It sort of sits under some delightfully...

Score 92/100

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 Port Charlotte PC7

This is a barn burnner of a smokey, peatted, thick oily, phenolic blast on arrival. Then giving way to sweet sodded oily malted middle, flowing into a long slow sweet smooth smokey burn. This whisky sit in the bottle an dreams of growing up to be Octomore only to be rudely woken when poured.

Score 93/100

Bruichladdich 10 Year Old The Laddie Ten

So the Laddie Ten is no longer in heavy production, and that’s sad. With dwindling stock and some technical problems at the distillery earlier this year, availability for this one is set to get thinner and thinner. Now that my current bottle is all gone, it’s time to go scour the city for more. If you’re a fan of this one and you can still find it...

Score 89/100