7,000+ Whiskey Database
Price
$250
Nose
Astonishing aroma of creamy fruits, Sauternes, nuts, clean hay and light smoke.
Taste
Bittersweet notes of green apples, pineapple, dried wood and salt water taffy, and leads to an impeccable.
Finish
Smoky-yet-balanced finished.
Price
$126
Liquor
Bruichladdich – BR5 – Elements of Islay
Type
ABV
53.8%
Distiller
Nose
Sweet and floral, with grassy meadows, straw, honeysuckle and touches of Honeydew melon
Taste
Spicy, with brown sugar softening cinnamon and nutmeg heat. Heather honey and milk chocolate notes develop, hazelnut brittle and sweet vanilla
Finish
Warming and spicy, fading to clove studded oranges.
Price
$150
Liquor
Bruichladdich “Queen of the Moorlands”
Type
ABV
40%
Distiller
Nose
Flat, dull oak. Reminds me of school blackboards (chalk dust, oak). In time a light hay/cereal note.
Taste
As light as a feather. Some sweetness, some light fruit.
Finish
Short
Price
$328
Liquor
Bruichladdich 10
Type
ABV
50%
Distiller
Nose
Salted caramel brownie, flamed orange peel, a hearty whack of seaweed.
Taste
Oak-y smoke and salty sea air, paired with sweeter notes of Custard Cream biscuits and white grape.
Finish
Ginger snaps, rye toast, drying peat smokiness.
Price
$206
Liquor
Bruichladdich 10 (Late 1990’s)
Type
ABV
43%
Distiller
Nose
Salt, lemon, cream, orange zest, celery or black pepper, subtle florals, pencil shavings.
Taste
Medium-bodied, mellow, maritime, citrus, graham cracker, bitter chocolate, pepper, pencil shaving, subtle dried grass.
Finish
Medium-length with pastries and bitter chocolate.
Price
$354
Liquor
Bruichladdich 10 (Original Bottling)
Type
ABV
43%
Distiller
Nose
Typical Laddie notes of vanilla on the nose, pecans, macadamia, marzipan, white chocolate, buttery, parmesan, a little flower meadow in between
Taste
Apricot with kernels, linen towels, papyrus, marzipan, a hint of metallic and a little more old bottle flavor, behind it are the probably more distinctive tropical fruits of papaya, star fruit and a little hint of passion fruit, vanilla, Fennel, white pepper
Finish
Light, fresh malt is added, white pepper, young oak, paper, medium length
Price
$180
Liquor
Bruichladdich 10 Duncan Taylor Dimensions 2002
Type
ABV
54.8%
Distiller
Nose
A light whiff of peat arrived before waves of thick treacle. Massive hit of malt, too.
Taste
Black pepper, sugared almond, apple slices and a hint of sea shells.
Finish
A long oily finish.
Price
$355
Liquor
Bruichladdich 10 Malts of Scotland 2003
Type
ABV
57.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Ripe apples, pears, gooseberry, some pineapple and sweet lemons.
Taste
Vanilla, honey, lemony, bitter citrus and faint dried apricots.
Finish
Long,vanilla and some bitter fruit juice.
Price
$316
Liquor
Bruichladdich 11 2009 Micro-Provenance Single Cask 2nd Fill Sauternes
Type
ABV
54.9%
Distiller
Nose
Green apple, grass, butter, perfume, peach
Taste
Anise, caramel, peanut, black pepper, prune
Finish
Sulphur, brine, cinnamon, starfruit
Price
$492
Liquor
Bruichladdich 11 SMWS 23.73
Type
ABV
61.5%
Distiller
Nose
Mineralic and nose-drying (a dry beach), then scents of mouthwash, bandages, antiseptic cream
Taste
The taste, straight, is very dry after a sweet and salty start
Finish
Spicy finish.
Price
$255
Liquor
Bruichladdich 12
Type
ABV
46%
Distiller
Nose
Pear, slightly solvent, a hint of cocoa, vanilla
Taste
Soft at the beginning, then becoming peppery, pear, spices
Finish
Almost medium-long finish with pear, malt, vanilla. The alcohol is intrusive.
Price
$164
Liquor
Bruichladdich 12 2006 Maltbarn
Type
ABV
51.8%
Distiller
Nose
Almond cherry, algae, green banana, vanilla, floral lime, orange Madeleine
Taste
Brown sugar, marzipan, green banana, algae, olive oil, anise
Finish
Almond butter, brown butter, salted peanuts, arugula, red berries