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Bruichladdich 16 Year Old Bourbon Cask

Nose is spicy and rich with american oak. Very weak aroma of gooseberries. Flavours are straw, and light grain with a very dry finish, tickling the back of the throat with heat.

Score 76/100

Octomore 5 Year Old Edition 4.2 Comus

Octomore 4.2 Comus/167 ppm was a big disappointment at first that grew up to be a less of a disappointment. Just like the second Bond by Daniel Craig, Comus had high expectations. Casino Royale had been great and very hard to top. Octomores I didn't have any experience of but I surely was keen on tasting that 167 ppm’s of peatiness. To be clear,...

Score 85/100

Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PC7

Smell: Let it sit covered in the glass for a spell after the pour. Then inhale its delights: starting with that signature Laddie curdled milky musk, it unfolds into a powerful headlock of spice and fruit, ala creature from the bog lagoon, along with some wet forest loam for goodmeasure. Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.And yet, some campfire-y...

Score 88/100

Bruichladdich XVII 17 Year Old

Nose: Beautiful, fresh and clean yet remarkably fragrant and evocative, a coastal breeze. Sweet and fruity with the usual Bruichladdich mix of melon and pear/ green apple against light honey and toasty oak. There is real subtlety here and as the glass sits the aromas build with interesting notes of nutty white chocolate and maybe even a hint of...

Score 87/100