Bruichladdich Laddie Classic 01

Bruichladdich Organic 2003 Anns An T-Seann Doigh

this is in our islay tasting. Its the second organic we have had, the other being the benromach, and given they have both been matured in virgin oak wood clearly dominates. Personally (tony) I prefer the benromach, the wood is better integrated. Dominic's review "Nose: Not particularly assertive, with some lemon, barley, wet hay, and damp...

Score 78/100

Bruichladdich 10 Year Old bottled 1990s

Similair to the Glenfarclas, but stronger more pronounced flavour, this has a slight kick to it but it's still very smooth. Its complex but in a good way, its sweet but not too sweet, it has a journey on the tongue. Floral and well balanced, I didnt get any peat or strong burnt wood taste, its more of a Highlander than an Islay Peat monster....

Score 90/100

Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2004

Bruichladdich's plan with this bottle is to showcase terroir and provenance. All the "Chalice" barley used for this expression is grown a mile from the distillery, harvested in September 2004 and distilled in December. This experiment resulted in 6000 bottles, which are aged 6 years in oak. On the nose: Grass, various meadow plants...

Score 78/100

Bruichladdich Octomore 5 Year Old 2010 07.3/169 Ochdamh-mòr

I first tried this malt at the distillery! When we visited Islay in September 2017, we were seduced into trying this one, for the simple fact that some Spanish Ribera del Duero wine casks were involved. Today, I get to try it again at my leisure. Well, the nose is quite something else. Sure, the typical Octomore traits shine through, but this is...

Score 86/100