I picked this up when placing and order and figured it would be neat to have an expression from around the time they opened back up as most of what I’ve had has been fairly new. Not much more to say going into this one.
Minutia: Matured for 7 years in ex-bourbon and ex-Madeira casks. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.
Color: Russet muscat, 1.3.
Nose: Dark fruit. Something almost smoky that turns into apple.
Taste: Salty malt, a bit like cookie dough. Subtle spice, green wood.
Finish: Smoky, dry, a bit of bitter grape. White grape juice, maybe?
Hmm, if I didn’t know any better I’d say this was peated. The smokiness on the nose wasn’t quite smoke and was subtle enough where it makes sense just being an unpeated whisky that gets close to being smoky, but on the finish it was pretty substantial at the start. I don’t think they were making Port Charlotte or Octomore when this was distilled, otherwise I’d guess it was from a run right after a batch of either of those. Neat to see a flavor like that from Bruichladdich.
Score: 83
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