Style: Sweet and Creamy
Nose:
Vanilla ice cream cake sided with cranberry and rhubarb sorbet. More summer berries, coconut milk and digestive biscuits insulating a layer of refreshing peppermint. Somehow this reminds me of the Redder Still, interesting… A touch of white chocolate, just the right amount of ginger shreds, sweet pineapple, while custard taking in some deeper oak towards the end.
Palate:
Glazed pineapple shining at the forefront followed by cranberries, pomegranate, Goji berries, ruby grapes and taking a hint of liquorice to give a secondary level of sweetness. A big vanilla wave smashes in and engulfed the fruitiness. Coconut oil mixing with custard, barley and walnut oak placed right underneath to the end.
Finish:
Barley and oak showing quite a bit of dryness, sided with faint cranberry notes.
Thoughts:
In many ways this reminds me of the legendary Redder Still, well, maybe not as good, but the style is quite similar. Positive wine-influenced red fruits with rich vanilla notes injecting plenty of texture and oiliness. Personally, I quite enjoyed the synergy between wine and bourbon elements in Bruichladdich – Sweet, luscious and creamy while there is some freshness built into the spirit, not many Laddies catch my eyes but this is certainly an enjoyable drop.
☆ [Recommended]
[49.5% | Original Bottling | Single Cask | 1992 Distilled | 2018 Bottled | Cask Strength | Cask Number: 16/159-1 | 76 of 264 Bottles | Barley type: Optic | *]
-Esmond
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