52,7°
Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay
Red Bordeaux Barrel
Independent Bottling
By East Village Whisky Company
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Among the recent bottlings from the East Village Whisky Company is this Bruichladdich, aged for 11 years in a red wine cask from the Bordeaux region of France. Only 49 bottles are on sale, so it's a very limited edition. East Village Whisky Company is a German bottler owned by Peter Ostendorf. In fact, Ostendorf means East Village in German, so we have the origin of this bottler's name.
Let's Taste It :
The wine barrel has taken over from the rest, fermented pomegranate seeds, watermelon, cherries in brandy, orange marmalade, wine jam. It's slightly acidic, even sour. Mon Chéri chocolate. Milk fermented with redcurrant juice. Very damp exotic wood. On the palate, it's still a little acidic, grapefruit, blood oranges, a drop of raspberry coulis, fairly powerful spices, pepper and cumin. The finish is quite long, rich, but also acidic, acerola, wood and caramel, passion fruit and quetsches.
In Short,
The wine cask completely destroyed the identity of the whisky, and even turned it into something quite original, very fruity, certainly acidic, but quite well balanced. At first, I didn't like it at all, but after a few days of oxidation, the whisky became balanced and pleasant. It's certainly one of those young, very fruity wines, and the fruit has imprinted itself so much on the whisky that the identity of the liquid was lost. Let's say it's an experimental whisky, which will only appeal to lovers of fully-aged wine casks, because it's not a finish, which is quite rare. Nevertheless, this whisky has its qualities, particularly on the finish, I don't regret to have tasted it, at least I will remember it.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Fire! - She Owned His Voice
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