Bruichladdich 30 Year Old

Bruichladdich Octomore 10 Year Old 2016 2nd Edition

Octomore, the heavily peated malt from Bruichladdich, released its second edition of the 10 year old in 2016. It matured on first fill bourbon and Grenace Blanc casks. Grenache Blanc is a white grape that was originally grown in Spanje, but can now also be found in France. The wines are usually quite dry, soft and fruity with loads of aniseed,...

Score 84/100

Bruichladdich 10 Year Old The Laddie Ten

Very, very impressed. This rivals many of the bottlings from the West Highland region in my opinion (Clynelish in particular). The maritime flavor profile is not lost at all and without the peat, you get to enjoy a little more of the fruity and floral notes in this beautiful whisky. Highly recommended! PS - Popping the cork for the first time...

Score 92/100

Bruichladdich Black Art 4.1 / 1990 / 23 Year Old

This is the 4th 'Black Art' edition, a 23-year old Bruichladdich from 1989 that was released in 2013 with a total outturn of 6,000 bottles. I have opened my bottle to enjoy over the Christmas holidays. The nose is lush and fruity with dates, figs, oranges, and cherries. Then a light rubber note develops, together with flavours of grapes and honey....

Score 90/100

Bruichladdich Octomore 6.3 Islay Barley

Here is a condensed version of my next blog post, an overdue review of a sample graciously provided by @Robert99. Yet another Octomore review, this is the first .3 iteration of the series,100% Islay barley grown on the farm that gave this whisky it's namesake,peated to the eye watering level of 258ppm. I believe the work that the Laddie team has...

Score 88/100