Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2011

Correct, mais c’est p-e moi qui trippe pas sur Bruichladdich. Odeur très vanillé mais goût particulier, comme du caoutchouc! Long en bouche. Pas mauvais comme tel, mais pas une bouteille que j’achèterais! Goûté à l’Ile Noire en 2022-07.

Apple and spices on the nose. Light orchard fruits on the palate with a gentle and smooth fruity finish. Very fruity!

2012 version...Very smooth up front with an aggressive immediate afterburn that's more warming than painful. Short aftertaste, just like a Port Charlotte drink. Something cloudlike about the tasting - like you are just being enveloped in something you can't quite put your finger on, then it's gone. Decent Islay change of pace.

Nose of lemon peel, pepper, raisin, bourbon barrel, fresh bread, funky cheese, brine, spices and vanilla. Semi-sweet, barley, citrus, charred wood, honey and white wine. The finish is sweet and rich and a little charred.

Somewhere between oatmeal, malt, cotton balls, and household cleaner, and that’s not an insult. It’s a refreshing step off the beaten path of peat and sherry influences. A little shorter than I’d hope, and a little rounder on the edges than the razor focus of a Classic Laddie. And I get none of the fruit that some tasters have mentioned. But it’s tasty and balanced overall.