Bruichladdich reviews

I decided to give this one a try, as I was on a bit of a whisky buying spree. First, the bottle is a cool color, with that lovely blue. I had it neat, and on the nose, one finds some classic Islay scents…

I've wanted to try this Bruichladdich for a long time but I've never brought myself to pull the trigger on it without trying it first. Luckily, a friend of mine (my wife's cousin's husband) opened a…

Bruichladdich is fast becoming one of my favourite distilleries. I've liked everything I've tried and the quality is evident as soon as you open the bottle. They do things the 'right way', pride the…

Here is a condensed version of my next blog post, an overdue review of a sample graciously provided by @Robert99.Yet another Octomore review, this is the first .3 iteration of the series,100% Islay…

This is the 4th 'Black Art' edition, a 23-year old Bruichladdich from 1989 that was released in 2013 with a total outturn of 6,000 bottles. I have opened my bottle to enjoy over the Christmas holidays…

One of the most recent releases of Octomore is this Masterclass 08.3, which was launched in 2017. Lovely color, if you ask me. It is only 5 years old and matured – according to the info that came with…

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…

Bruichladdich on a Rioja wine cask… that sounds interesting. La Rioja is one of Spain’s most prestigious wine regions. And while they do make white and rosé wines, Rioja is mostly known for its reds,…

This is most heavily-peated octomore to date (309ppm!!), but remember this is pre-distillation so actual post distillation ppm will be much lower, but still this is HUGE. Following a carefully controlled…

Nose: This one’s fruitier alright, with quite some red fruit, as the wine casks are at work. There’s some smoke on the nose, but it’s only playing 2nd violin to the fruity goodness.There’s some candied…