Bruichladdich reviews

This whisky is quite a catch, but in a strange way. It seems to me that Bruichladdich made an interesting decision with this malt and my hat is off to them. Both non chill-filtered and colouring free add…

I didn't really expect to lay my hand on one of the 60 bottles of Bruichladdichs new peat monster Octomore 4.1 since only 60 bottles was released to Swedens lesser populated towns. But I did.When you…

So, here comes the post about the much awaited Laddie 10. The first bottling of a 10 year old distilled after the distillery was “resurrected” so to speak. I was really keen on trying it and got a bottle…

Colour is a dusty rose, no doubt the Petrus cask.Nose is ... uh ... phenolic? Not mediciney, more like the smoke effect of suckling pig (in a confined room). Small undertone of very fresh grain, wheat…

Colour is very light yellow, and officially Sleeman Cream Ale coloured.Nose is hot and prickly and a touch of smoke. Medium to light bodied.Flavours are predominately charcoal and chalk dust. Very sli…

Colour is pretty light for what is expected to be a very dark Guyanese rum cask.Nose is very rich and sweet. Reminds of sugar cane honey from Madeira or mead.Fairly rich, and coating as it is swallowed…

After a quick sip of frozen Bruichladdich Botanist we moved on to the Laddie Classic NAS.Colour is 5/16ths to the right of the gin, say about a youngish rum colour.Nose is of salt air, and dank alley.…

Nose: the scent is warm and soft. There's fructose sweetness (citrus and apples), as well as floral notes and a surprisingly delicate smokey undercurrent.Palate: Citrus and orchard fruits on the attack…

Octomore 5 yo 04.1 (62,5%, OB 2010, 167 ppm, 15.000 btl.)Nose: the new one is hotter and sharper than the first release. I wouldn’t say it seems peatier, on the contrary, the sharpness blocks some aromas…

This is certainly one peaty whisky. Put your nose in the glass and you are met with boggy, mossy peat, as well as leafy/papery smoke and a light mothball sweetness. Yet for all that peat it comes across…