Bruichladdich reviews

The Bere Barley releases are an experimentation by Bruichladdich in using older barley types that whisky used to be made with that produced a lower yield so were superceded by barley strains that were…

Disclaimer: I'm really bad at identifying blind samplesThis mystery sample was provided by @Nozinan and the sample was poured November 21, 2019, bottle 2/3 full when the sample was poured, and the bottle…

I was fortunate enough to experience the very first presentation of this new release of Liquid Art during a live-stream. It did not take long before it arrived on my doorstep. This 14 years old Bruich…

Will you look at this? Another Octomore that was hyped so much that it sold out in a flash and fetches almost 400 EUR at auctions – which is ridiculously expensive for a 50cl bottle of a ten years old…

The most recent release in the Black Art Series was put together from casks that were laid down in 1994. This is the year in which the distillery closed for a long time. It was only reopened by Mark…

Just like its predecessors, the composition of this sixth Black Art remains top secret. All we know is that Adam Hannett created an unpeated malt with casks that were put to sleep when he was still…

The Black Art 05.1 is Adam Hannet’s first. Adam is the protégé and successor to the legendary Jim McEwan. The youngest whisky in this vatting – of which the cask types are a closely guarded secret – is…

The Black Art Series from Bruichladdich is almost legendary. Created by Jim McEwan, this is a vatting of different casks, but the type is kept top secret. Black Art is of course a nod to alchemy. This…

This 25 years old Laddie was selected by the Dutch importer Bresser & Timmer. No less than 240 bottles of this stuff went to my northerly neighbors.Ooh, yes, this is a very good nose. Kiwi skins, pears…

Cuvée 640 is a Bruichladdich that got a finish on a… cognac cask! The label states overigens ‘Oh Mensch! Gieb Acht! Was spricht die tiefe mitternacht?’ which is the opening line from ‘Also Sprach Zara…