50°
Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay
Ex-Bourbon and Tennessee Whisky American Oak Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2017
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Totally Unpeated
The Bere Barley range was launched in 2012. The idea is to use a barley that has fallen into disuse, Bere Barley. It's probably the oldest barley used in the British Isles, and it's also highly resistant to harsh climates and inhospitable soils, but it's less profitable than Concerto or Odyssey barley, which is why growing Bere Barley was almost completely abandoned during the 20th century. The gentlemen at Bruichladdich, never short of good ideas, have brought it back into fashion with this more or less annual range. This one is 9 years old, aged in American oak casks to allow the distillate to express itself. Batch size is 18,000 bottles, which should be enough.
Let's Taste It :
It's airy, delicately iodised and very cereal-like. Vanilla butter, lemon pulp, the roughness of rye, peach stones. Slightly woody bitterness. Wheat grains left to warm in the sun. Barely cooked bread dough. Egg custard, pastry cream, but with a few spices, cinnamon, oregano. On the palate, lots of character, country-style bread crust, crispy genoise, drops of pineapple juice, woody barley, light spices. Very consistent. Long, pleasant finish, yeast, flakes of oatmeal, shortbread biscuits, filled with vanilla.
In Short,
The more time goes by, the more I find this range excellent. Each new expression I taste pleases me a little more. Is it me who is more and more seduced, or is it the juice that gets better each time? In any case, if I ever bought one, it would be this one. The nose is full-bodied, expressive, almost complex. What bothers me is that the value for money isn't there. Experimentation is expensive.
Score : 86
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Pecos & The Roodtops - The Damn Song
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