Bruichladdich Islay Barley We Believe Terroir Matters

Citrus, reminds me of young American single malt, less peaty than the classic laddie

Nose: sweetness (caramel and vanilla), hint of floral nores. Bit of spiky alcohol.Tapioka. More sweet than the Classic Laddie. Palate: sweet, pungent spices. More pungent than the Classic Laddie. Finish: long, oakynes, bitterness, pungent spices stay longer. Little bit of coffe.

Not much on the nose. Light peat

Nose that is young and some rubber. Then raisins. As it opens, chocolate appears with honey vanilla and light ester. Maybe even some rye? On the palette, the youth comes across. Sure, barley is present - cereal dominates. Spicy. Some black pepper and ends salty with touch of chocolate. Short, and definitely heads off pretty quick. Quite dry. I get it though - a young whisky treated well, that shows off the barley without being overly influenced by wood. Simple and well made.

The joy and flavor of the classic laddie turned up to 10.5

Nose gives me summer hay and floral notes. Palate is dried fruit, pepper, and cloves. Finish has the peppery notes and cloves lingering. Throughout I got a bit of salty flavors and water brings that forward for me. Overall it's light but spicy and enjoyable. A great dram to taste against another non peated dram and then a peated to pick out what all peat really does. On some visits I do get a salty smoke that reminds me a bit of some peated Islays but not sure if I'm imaging it...