Bruichladdich 16 Year Old 1993 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Bruichladdich 2001 7 Year Old Resurrection

Colour is very light yellow, and officially Sleeman Cream Ale coloured. Nose is hot and prickly and a touch of smoke. Medium to light bodied. Flavours are predominately charcoal and chalk dust. Very slightly green and veggie flavour.

Score 74/100

Bruichladdich 2001 7 Year Old Resurrection

Many of you who know the history of this distinctive distillery know that it closed down in 1994, seemingly for good, by Whyte & Mackey, who had owned it since the 1970s. It re-opened in 2000 (let by a private consortium) and, on Oct 23 2001 (as dated on the bottle, the first new make spilled forth. Seven years later, here it is. It is one...

Score 85/100

Bruichladdich 8 Year Old 2001 Rum Cask for Belgium

Cask 011 was bottled especially for the Belgian market on 21 september 2010. The bourbon cask on which it matured was filled with spirit on 14 November 2001 and then re-casked to a rum cask on 25 April 2006. This can hardly be called a finish. Hence Laddie speaks of Additional Cask Evolution (hey, that too is ACE). The label also proudly states...

Score 83/100

Bruichladdich 12 Year Old 1st Edition

I had this before lunch with my colleagues the other day. It was my first encounter with Bruichladdich and it was one to remember. The nose is very fruity with tones of oranges, rather clean and with oak. Not a lot of peat. Actually, almost none. Very fresh. And mouthwatering - take that litteraly! In your (watered) mouth, you first encounter oak...

Score 81/100