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Bruichladdich 15 Year Old 2nd Edition

I like Bruichladdich for their dedication to natural colour and no chill-filtration. Visited the distillery a couple of years ago on a whirlwind tour of Islay, (when I actually went to all eight distilleries in a single day - that was fun!). That's when my profile pic was taken. I think they overdo the cask finishes though and their range becomes...

Score 85/100

Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC7

This is a barn burnner of a smokey, peatted, thick oily, phenolic blast on arrival. Then giving way to sweet sodded oily malted middle, flowing into a long slow sweet smooth smokey burn. This whisky sit in the bottle an dreams of growing up to be Octomore only to be rudely woken when poured.

Score 93/100

Bruichladdich 15 Year Old 1st Edition

The First Edition of Bruichladdich 15 year old was a bit of a disappointment. The greatness of Laddie Ten had given me high hopes about every Bruichladdich I could stumble upon. As my scoring shows, Bruichladdich 15 yrs wasn't bad either. It was interesting but a bit too delicate in every way. Complex without character if that makes sense at...

Score 83/100

Octomore Orpheus 5 Year Old Edition 2.2

I've been looking forward to trying this Drinks by the Dram bottle from Master of Malt which I picked up, and having found my recent tastings bereft of peat I figured why not try to redress the balance with a dip into Octomore country. Good lord. With only the PC6 as my yardstick I dove in for a sniff. "Toffee, but threatening". Giving...

Score 90/100