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Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay
1st Fill Bourbon and 2nd Fill Wine Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2018
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 40 ppm
Since 2013, Bruichladdich has been releasing this vintage edition every year, made entirely on Islay. This one, the 6th batch, is made from Oxbridge and Publican barley grown on Dunlossit, Kilchiaran and Sunderland farms.
Let's Taste It :
The nose is clean peat, fairly grainy, crisp and sharp. Vegetal and leafy touches, ferns, heather earth. Less fruity than the 10-year-old. Earth, tar, plastic, but also cereals, corn, and a rather sweet pastry note, brown sugar, almond paste, genoise. All the same, it's the peat that dominates by far. It is also present on the palate, which is thick, but more complex and pleasant, grapes, quince and apricot compote, peppermint. The finish is very good, earth and charcoal, liquorice and eucalyptus.
In Short,
A tasty expression, more smoky and coaly than the 10yo, but I must admit that I preferred the latter. That said, why not give it a try for a change, provided you can find the right bottle at the right price.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
The Stranglers - Down In The Sewer
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