Bruichladdich 10 Year Old 2002 Malts of Scotland

This young Laddie was bottled by Malts of Scotland in April 2013. It is only their second Laddie, which comes a bit as a surprise. The first was a sherry cask from 1988, a totally different beast.

The nose is creamy and fresh at the same time. Banana, lime, buttercups. Honey with some brown sugar. Surprisingly little peat. Pineapple cubes and cheesecake. Lemon and mandarin with just a hint of the sea, getting louder all the time. A bit farmy. I am sold already.

Oily and sweet on the palate, but immediately some salt as well. Nice balance. Spicy and full of flavour. Halfway through a weird, but not unpleasant, touch of violets shines through. Caramel. A sunny Ileach if you get my meaning.

The finish goes back to salt, with a bittersweet and spicy death.

Suprisingly close to the official Laddie Ten, but with a bit more balls. Today was the only sunny day of this week, so I am happy this was the day I tried it. Personally, I do believe 75 EUR for a 10 year old whisky is rather much.

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