Dreaming-of-Islay
Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2009
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
October 30, 2017 (edited July 22, 2018)
I am not a huge fan of Bruichladdich. In fact, if there were a small meteor headed for Islay and I had the godlike power to choose which distillery would take the hit, it'd probably be these guys (sorry! I just love my peaty scotches too much). With that being said, this unpeated line of whiskies, put out under the distillery's own name, isn't half-bad. Bruichladdich is leading the charge in the so-called "terroir"movement, as a recent article on Distiller highlights. Here's what one-of-a-kind Islay-ness produces: a strong nose of apple cider and scents similar to rose wine, including a little zest and cotton candy. On the palate, there are loads of classic scotch honey, grapefruit and more apple, and a mixture of waxy, spicy, and nutty characteristics that is quite an overload of flavors. It's a bit discordant, but also complex. The finish is spicy and a tiny bit bitter, and is where the whisky's youth reveals itself.
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Haha. Good review. I don't dislike Bruichladdich I just think they are a bit overrated and their good stuff i.e. Octomore range hideously overpriced. I seriously don't understand why they charge so much, its large amounts of peat they are using not gold dust. I also don't know why no-one has copied them either as its not like they aged the range that long before bringing them to market.
Laphroaig is probably a bad target as well - not that I am a huge fan, but an explosion there will probably lead to half of Scotland smelling of bandages and TCP!
@Dreaming-of-Islay: As long as the meteor doesn't hit Caol Ila, Lagavulin or Bunnahabhain, I am fine with it! My preferred target would probably be Bowmore ;-)
You crack me up, my friend. I hated the 7.3 but loved the 7.1. So you never know :)
@cascode Ha, I'm not a fan of Octomore!
But they produce Octomore! Send that meteor elsewhere!