Octomore 5 Year Old Edition 02.1

Bruichladdich 25 Year Old 1994 Black Art 07.1

The most recent release in the Black Art Series was put together from casks that were laid down in 1994. This is the year in which the distillery closed for a long time. It was only reopened by Mark Reynier and his team in 2001. The little booklet that comes with the bottle states ‘Cask type: only Adam knows’. That’s Adam Hannett, the young Master...

Score 88/100

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

Bruichladdich XVII 17 Year Old

Today I’ll be trying three Brookies H2H. All three are thus from the famous Bruichladdich distillery on the island of Islay. I’ll start off with the XVII, the regular 17 Year Old. This one smells wonderfully soft, fresh and clean. Immensely fruity too. Caramel inundated with melon, pear and green appels, coating with some honey. There is even a...

Score 85/100

Bruichladdich Creative Whisky Company Exclusive Casks 22 Year Old

This is a review for CWC Exclusive Casks Bruichladdich 1991 22 year old, one of 222 bottles. Picked this up abroad, as with most of my whisky collection since the selection here in Ontario, Canada, is so abysmal. Nose: fondant, burnt sugar, toast, and mild fruit. Quite inviting! Palate: sweet arrival - strawberries! Seriously. Honey, cereal, and...

Score 88/100