Octomore 5 Year Old Edition 04.1

Bruichladdich 7 Year Old 2003 Inspiration

Robin Laing is the Whisky Bard, a musician that released a cd in 2011, called Inspiration. The songs are inspired by Bruichladdich with tracks like ‘Black Art’, ‘Bruichladdich’, ‘A Turquoise Frame of Mind’ and the hilarious ‘We Can’t Let Al Qaeda Get Their Hands On This’. I have not yet listened to the cd, but thanks to my friend Dersou, I am able...

Score 86/100

Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2006

Very light pale straw colour. Intense aniseed hit on the nose and on the approach, mellowing to liquorice with a little water. The fizzy Love Hearts tang from the bere barley is present, but you have to know what you're looking for and go hunting for it; otherwise, it's overpowered by the smoky peatiness you get from any Islay whisky.

Score 80/100

Bruichladdich 6 Year Old 2006 Bere Barley

Bere is an old type of barley of six rows, that is being harvested anew on farms on Orkney, but also on the Shetlands, Caithness and a few crofters on the Western Isles such as Barra, Benbecula, North Uist and South Uist and recently also on Islay. It is probably the oldest type of barley being grown in Scotland. And both Arran and Bruichladdich...

Score 80/100

Bruichladdich 16 Year Old Bourbon Cask

The Bruichladdich 16 year-old was introduced as a replacement for the 15 year-old expression. It has been aged in Jim Beam barrels and finished in Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels. It is unclear whether the Buffalo Trace barrels are first-fill, though “fresh American oak” appears on the label, which is certainly suggestive. Also suggestive is the...

Score 84/100