Bruichladdich 18 Year Old 2nd Edition

Matured in Juranconian Clos Uroulat (wine) casks from South-West France, this Laddie 18 is not your everyday Bourbon or Sherry matured expression. Its different without forgetting the core flavors.

Nose: Sweet honey, fresh oak, mango, overripe pineapple, lily flowers, toasted bread, furniture polish, a Lot of Bourbon flavors going on. Eucalyptus, mint and a wiff of smoke far in the background complement eachother nicely.

Palate: a soft, gentle arrival slowly revealing all the different layers. The thick, oily substance carries a wide range of flavors and these are constantly dancing around on the tongue. The first 20 seconds are quite different from the finishing experience, it keeps evolving and transforming. Along the trip I get strawberries 'n cream, brown sugar, eucalyptus, bergamot and chamomile tea, bitter grapefruit, acidic white wine, anis and eventually mocha and milkchocolate. I'd swear this was peated by a small extent, but that taste could come from the peaty water as well.

Finish: Long and very oily with fatty smoked meat, sweet waxy candy, grains, bitter coffee, grappa and charred oak.

Big beefy and complex Laddie!

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