Some 6 Bruichladdichs, maybe peaty, maybe not..

Back in the days they used peat at Bruichladdich, usually at around 5ppm. Now they don't but their expressions of Port Charlotte and Octomore has a lot of peat. I hope there's some peat in these too. Mostly samples that I've traded will be tasted today.



Bruichladdich 20yo 46% Vom Fass

An german indie/store that bottles own whiskies. The color is golden. I do not know of this is a CS or it has been diluted. It smells peaty, seaweed, orange zest, gravel, mud, a dirty Bruichladdich. The taste is sweet, white wine, vanilla, honey, orange juice, biscuits, a bit peaty, sweet stuff. Some honey and sea salt, nice salty notes indeed.

Brilliant Bruichladdich: 7


Bruichladdich 22yo 19881988-2010 52.6% Box Distillery Aktieägarnas cask#2

Box Distillery is a small scale swedish distillery, known recently for their very good and promising new-make. I hope I get to try it one day. The color on this one is pale golden. It smells kiwi, honey, figs, dates, lime, mango, a lot of sweet and fruity notes. When given time some coastal notes of sea salt and smoked salmon appears. The taste is on bananas, peanuts, cashews, a salty and sweet flavor. Again I must say, the thought of this distillery being closed down, humans! When will they ever learn? The finish is bittersweet, orange zest, watermelon seeds and oak.

Great expression, I'm no stock-owner but for this, I sure could become one: 7.5


Bruichladdich 18yo 1984-2002 53.5% OB Enlightenment cask#14,15 btl.360/500

Another decent aged Bruichladdich. I'm lucky enough to have two samples of this, which makes for a much more interesting tasting imho. Remember, you should try it neat, with water, with added time, and all those things sometimes requires just a bit more then 3cl. Golden color. It smells peppery, peppermints, menthol, chewing tobacco, leather, hay, wheat, carbon oxide, nice one... The taste is complex, burning, fried onions, garlic, bitter. Needs some water? Now it turns lighter, more stale, bubble gum, gasoline, stale, burnt, bitter, rubber.

Without water its alright, with water it turns all weird: 3


Bruichladdich NAS 55.5% OB Infinity #1

I think this is a more recent distillation. The color is light brown. It smells of honey, cream, caramel, oranges, tea, maize, orange zest, licorice. The taste is dry white wine, leather, blackberries, tangerine, turmeric, polyester, grape seeds. I like this stuff, kind of waxy and peppery with a lot of nice notes to it. The finish is bitter and a lot like some lower shelf cabernet sauvignon wines.

Nice young whisky (if that is) especially the fruity noes: 6.5


Bruichladdich 9yo 2002-2011 53.5% Liquid Sun

From an ex-bourbon wood which states that its "heavily peated", a bit like Port Charlotte perhaps? The color is golden. It smells peaty, very peaty indeed, but I do not get the feeling of Lphroaig, Lagavulin or Ardbeg in this one. Some esteres and burnt notes on the nose, oaky, lentils, onions, burnt. It tastes of stale water, sunseeds and burnt coffee...

A bottling Bruichladdich could do without, for sure: 3.5



Next tasting: Bowmore Distillery