56,3°
Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay
1st Fill Sherry Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Archives
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2019
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
It was the Dutch website Whiskybase.com that launched the Archives range in 2011, when they opened their shop in Rotterdam. Since then, its success and reputation have never been denied. With over a hundred different bottlings, The Fishes of Samoa range features each time a different design of a fish from the archipelago on its label. This limited edition of Bruichladdich is the oldest from this distillery offered by Archives, with only 249 bottles produced.
Let's Taste It :
Woody sherry, red fruits and honeysuckle. Cherry, gooseberry, damsons and vinous hints. At the same time, a gentle iodine breeze. Raspberry, blackberry, cranberry. This sherry is really something. Tannins, blood orange. A whiff of ether, a medicinal and salty note. Pomegranate syrup. Moist rock, some cereals and honey. Floral fragrances, daisy, hyacinth. After a long moment, the balance is struck between the very tasty sherry and this mineral, salty, medicinal iodine character. On the palate, a delight of blackcurrant juice, syrupy at first, then drying out, black radish, candied ginger. The spices rise, pepper, cardamom, nutmeg, bay leaf. Cocoa, earth, Cahors wine. A touch of bitterness. Quite a long finish, once again heavy with ripe and heady fruits. Pumpkin, butternut, dried mango. I'm very impressed. Nuts at the end.
In Short,
It's really very, very good. You can hardly recognise the distillery, but the influence of the sherry gives a magnificent result. Unfortunately, this bottling has been sold out for a long time, and the few still available are prohibitively expensive.
Score : 91
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Eagles - Hotel California
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