Out of nowhere a bottle this old became available for samples when I was placing an order so I took advantage. Like probably a lot of you, my sample backlog is rather sizeable with a significant amount of whiskies I can’t wait to try, but this one get itself toward the front of the list better than many others have. It got toward the top anyway, but another small break from peat helped it get even further up. A nice old Bruichladdich from old Bruichladdich, I wonder how I’ll like it.
Minutia: Distilled in 1985 and matured for 20 years in ex-bourbon casks with a finish in Malmsey Madeira hogsheads and bottled in 2005 (I’ve read the finish was 5 days). Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.
Color: Tawny, 1.4.
Nose: Sweet fruit, strawberry. Malty.
Taste: Fruity with spice/bite. Honey. Reminds of Longrow 18 without the smoke.
Finish: Similar sweetness, dry, oak. Medium-long.
This has a much more Sherried feel than it really is with only a week in those casks. I really enjoyed having this one in my mouth, particularly because it reminded me so much of Longrow 18 which is one of my favorite expressions. It felt very similar with a tiny little bit of bite on it, almost as if the smoke in the Longrow took away the bite, or made the bite feel more at home and thus less noticeable. A really nice dram I’m glad to have tried.
Score: 85
Musical Evocation: LOR3L3I – “Ghost”
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