59,7°
Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay
Sherry Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Rest & Be Thankful Whisky Company
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2022
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 40 ppm
Founded in 2012 by former representatives of the Bruichladdich
distillery, the trading company Rest & Be Thankful Whisky Co. has maintained
strong ties with it. This is why this almost 18-year-old Port Charlotte,
distilled in October 2004 and bottled in September 2022, is an
important step in their journey. Ageing is done only in a Sherry
Hogshead and the number of bottles produced is not disclosed. La
Maison du Whisky, which sells it exclusively, has granted to it the Antipodes
label, for a reason that seems obvious once you have
tasted it.
Let's Taste It :
Soot and tropical fruits, papaya, kiwi, kumquat, passion fruit, fuel oil and gas oil. Beautiful iodized breadth, tobacco, dried fruits,
grapes and apricots, full ashtray. The peat is thick and intense. Red
berries, raspberry coulis, gooseberries. Vinous, very fruity and ashy palate.
Mango, Muscat grapes, juicy peaches and pears. Quite robust
spices, paprika, turmeric, nutmeg, cardamom, cumin. Heather. Underground
lake, some rocks. Finish which flies away, never-ending and explosive.
Red fruits, blackberries, blueberries, blackcurrants, charcoal shards, wormwood. Nuts.
In Short,
A masterpiece, and for me the summit of the last Whisky Live. A
bottling to have absolutely if you are a fan of the genre, and I admit
that I am. The price is terribly high, but despite that, I think about
it.
Score : 91
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Angus and Julia Stone - Yellow Brick Road
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