Bruichladdich 1989 Full Strength 16 Year Old Sherry Wood

Bruichladdich 18 Year Old 2nd Edition

When trying a whisky I try to avoid reading tasting notes so as to keep a clean slate. Bruichladdich 18 year old, therefore, was able to throw me a curveball. I really like Islay whiskies and although delicious, this bottle had a character that took me by surprise. Nose: Perhaps unlike other Islays, this seemed a little smoke-less and unpeated....

Score 91/100

Bruichladdich 1989 Black Art 19 Year Old

Ok so this is my first review here. I'm not a newby to whisky but I'm by no means an expert so apologies to anyone wanting an in depth professional review. What I can say is that this is different to most whisky's I've had before. It's very red in colour, as others have said nearly pink, and it does have an almost wine like taste to start. The...

Score 89/100

Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2008 / Islay Barley

In the summer/fall of 2018, Bruichladdich issued new editions of it's "provenance" driven whiskys, the 2010 edition of it's Islay Barley variant, the 2009 Organic barley and the 2008 Bere Barley. Right around the holidays they smartly assembled a new "Wee Laddies" kit of 3 x 20cl bottles, one of each expression. I was able to...

Score 86/100

Bruichladdich 15 Year Old Links - Valhalla

Bruichladdich Links Valhalla 15 year old is limited to 18,000 bottles and is part ten in the Golf themed Links series from Bruichladdich. Each bottle is made from casks specially selected by the Laddie master distiller Jim McEwan. This one has a golf themed label with a picture of Valhalla, painted by the famous golf artist Graeme W. Baxter. With...

Score 77/100