Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2010

Tried this at whiskey washback. Very Good stuff with notes of vanilla, caramel, brine, salt, and spice. Takes on the islay sea without the peat.

4.25 one of the better recent single malt finds. Butter, toffee, vanilla, caramel, rich but also light....sweet/cake on the nose

To begin, I almost feel like I could notice a very faint wiff of the rubberiness similar to what's in the Port Charlottes. I'm told this is likely barrel char coming through. A few more smells and I start to get a mix of barley sugars and lemon peel. More of the same when tasting- and extra lemon. The 50%abv doesn't come across as heavy. This was a small taste of a newly opened bottle...I feel like it will get better with time. 3.5 stars for now....I've started to really enjoy this one now 3 1/2 to 4 stars.

Bruichladdich is one of the leading proponents of the idea that the provenance of your whisky ingredients matter and this release aims to showcase barley sourced from a local farm on Islay. It’s light and lemony, with a long citrus finish. How much of that is due to the barley rather than the many other variables in its production I cannot say, but it’s delicious and worthy of 3.5 stars.