Bruichladdich 24yo small batch | 53.3% | Islay
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Distillery Info
Bruichladdich Distillery, Scotland founded: 1881 | active
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Meet Deets
Meet #83 | 04/02/17 | Hosted by Phil
3 Cadenhead's bottles, from varying series - all not cheap, all supposedly good - what will the verdict be?
3 Cadenhead's bottles, from varying series - all not cheap, all supposedly good - what will the verdict be?
Other bottles sampled:
#187 Bunnahabhain 16yo Cads | SSWC review 83a
#188 Highland Park 20yo Cads | SSWC review 83b
#187 Bunnahabhain 16yo Cads | SSWC review 83a
#188 Highland Park 20yo Cads | SSWC review 83b
Smells
Old orange skin. Cloves. Sort of cardboardy. Fruit cake. Goes up your nose a bit. Baked onions, parma violets, wee bit floral but not overly so, fanta, makes you think of that breed of tiny horse, sweet cure bacon. Chocolate and cinders.
Tastes
Something really interesting going on here - a mad mix of spices and old wood. Oniony. Lychees. Something a bit chinese going on. Tom yum soup. Undercooked bean burger, brown sauce, plummy, lovely, really nice, marmitey - umami, orange, Chunky Norwich, fennel,. Vanilla and green tea.
Finishes
Long. Raw tobacco.
Comments
Absolute banger! I fucking love it. By far least creamy of the night. Onions was a great shout - it's got a really tasty savoury vibe.
Cost
~£70 (70cl)
Rating
90 / 100
Ali7.5 Ali G7.5 Christina8.5 GilesN/A Hamish7.8 Huw8 Iain6 JamesN/A Jamie8.5 LauraN/A Phil7.9 Shelley7.6 Avg.7.7