Bruichladdich First Growth Cuvee F: Pomerol Chateau Lafleur 16 Year

Bruichladdich Octomore 10 Year Old First Limited Release

Octomore hardly needs in introduction. It is distilled at Bruichaddich and pretends to be the most heavily peated malt on earth (remember the Octomore 05.1/1_169 with a ppm level of 169). This one has a modest level of ppm in comparison with its 80.5ppm. It is the first release of a 10 Year Old Octomore. The surprisingly creamy nose offerst sweet...

Score 88/100

Bruichladdich 1990 Micro Provenance Cask Evolution Château Latour

Alright the next whisky in my exploration of Wine afflicted Bruichladdich whiskys, this samples was graciously sent by a lovely chap from Calgary. The vital statistics, this was part of Bruichladdich's Micro-Provenance series, I think this was the name they gave to their single cask program, they were even once available for sale on the...

Score 83/100

Bruichladdich Laddie Classic

This whisky was launched in 2009, with no age statement, as an entry point to the distillery character. Which I think was necessary, as their 200+ expressions can be daunting for the novice. And so, unlike most Bruichladdich expressions, there is no fussing with peat, oak, types of barley, wacky names, etc etc. Just unpeated malt matured in...

Score 86/100

Bruichladdich Peat

Colour is light golden with a touch of orange. First nosing is salt and iodine in the style of the old Bowmore Mariner bottlings. Flavours are rather simple with a little touch of earthy flavours, almost reminding of cactus plants. Very smooth finish. Ridiculously smooth finish.

Score 65/100