Bruichladdich 10 Year Old Bottled 1980's

Bruichladdich Laddie Classic Edition_01

After a quick sip of frozen Bruichladdich Botanist we moved on to the Laddie Classic NAS. Colour is 5/16ths to the right of the gin, say about a youngish rum colour. Nose is of salt air, and dank alley. Turning to a caramel fudge savour. Flavours are quite sweet and salty, and very very smooth. Mild all the way around.

Score 75/100

Bruichladdich 18 Year Old 1st Edition

In advance of my Quaich dinner tomorrow night (with Jim McEwan introducing some Bruichladdich expressions), I'm reviewing the 18 Year Old that I brought to the tasting that @victor and @dramlette arranged. At the time, I mistakenly thought this was the 2nd Edition but it is in fact the 1st Edition (I blame the booze) - so if you were there and you...

Score 84/100

Bruichladdich Peat

Nose: youthfulness leads to a bit of an isopropyl alcohol, a bit astringent, soft vanilla, fresh fruit come across, followed by a ripe manure scent, peat is apparent but soft, non-medicinal (nothing like a Laphroaig or Ardbeg) Body: much like the Penderyn I just reviewed, the Peat is clearly a younger whisky, although it would be hard to tell by...

Score 80/100

Bruichladdich 24 Year Old 1992 Cadenhead

This Laddie from the Single Cask Series by Cadenhead was bottled especially for the Dutch importer Bresser & Timmer. By now it is nowhere to be found, but thanks to my whisky buddy in Holland with an open bottle, I was able to get my hands on a sample. Creamy nose on peach, apples, hazelnuts and ripe melon. A malty heart as if from grain...

Score 86/100