Bruichladdich 22 Year Old 1988 Un-Chillfiltered Signatory

Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2006

Gift sample from a friend Nose: Light smoke and malty. Waxy and a little crystallized dried fruit. Almost reminds me of a classic Clynelish. Vanilla and slightly creamy lemon. It smells a little sweet, with very light petrol and a nervous, sour flowery note. Pleasant, if not a bit simple and straightforward. Palate: Sweet cereal, vanilla, smoke,...

Score 82/100

Bruichladdich 10 Year Old First Edition

Next up is the First Edition of the Bruichladdich 10 Year Old. Note that this is not the current bottle design, but a slightly older one (but distilled no earlier than December 2000 when the distillery was purchased buy Murray McDavid and re-opened). The colour is a medium yellow. On the nose, quite herbal with mint and sage. Fruity with green...

Score 89/100

Bruichladdich 3D3 Norrie Campbell

Color: Pale gold Nose: It’s a true laddie in nature when it comes to the fruitiness, but all this is layered below a nice peaty cover. It reminds me quite a bit the Octomore 2.1 nose. I like it. Mouth : Ashe, Big Peat, but sweeter notes are abundant. You get a very delicious sort of “peaty” lollipop feeling, which is quite interesting. It’s very...

Score 85/100

Bruichladdich Organic 2003 Anns An T-Seann Doigh

This lite honey colored charmer has a lot going on, in a simple way. The nose is like creamy milk and whisky mixed. The whole thing reminds me of the field near the dairy farm where I grew up. Old cut hay bails and cows milk. But the taste becomes fruity like a marmalade spread. It lingers and finishes with a little spice. A real nice Organic...

Score 88/100