Bruichladdich 20 Year Old 1992 Cask 9037 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Bruichladdich Comus 5 Year Old 4.2

Comus was the son of Bacchus, God of wine. This latest version of Octomore was matured in bourbon oak with a finish in French oak casks that held Sauternes dessert wine from Chateau d’Yquem. It contains 167 ppm phenols which makes it the most heavily peated whisky again. Octomore Comus brings a new version of the Octomore packaging, with a frosted...

Score 88/100

Bruichladdich 6 Year Old 2006 Bere Barley

Bere is an old type of barley of six rows, that is being harvested anew on farms on Orkney, but also on the Shetlands, Caithness and a few crofters on the Western Isles such as Barra, Benbecula, North Uist and South Uist and recently also on Islay. It is probably the oldest type of barley being grown in Scotland. And both Arran and Bruichladdich...

Score 80/100

Bruichladdich 2003 7 yo Port Matured Islay

This was originally marketed in Ontario as the Jim McEwan Special Edition (but must have failed to sell). Slightly sweet nose, redolent of red wine (go figure), coffee and caramel. Mild and light. Flavours at first taste are very different. Real mish-mash of things come to the fore finishing with some camphor and a sharp alcohol burn. This is some...

Score 64/100

Bruichladdich 3D3 Norrie Campbell

Named in honour of the last traditional peat cutter on Islay. This malt is apparently made from three vintages, three warehouses and three different peating levels hence 3D3. This also happens to be the third edition of the 3D line which is now defunct (I think). The spirit is pale and provides strong phenolic smoky fragrance immediately on...

Score 92/100