Bruichladdich 1983 Valinch 19 Year Old

Bruichladdich Cuvee 382 La Berenice MG41

I have no great skill as a reviewer since wisdom of my ignorance compelled me to stop shortly after I began. However, I was likewise compelled by my disappointment at this Bruichladdich for which I paid $150 - often sells for $200 - without tax considerations. I do NOT recommend this expression of Bruichladdich. I had a great Bruichladdich of a...

Score 80/100

Bruichladdich Black Art 5.1 / 1992 / 24 Year Old

The Black Art 05.1 is Adam Hannet’s first. Adam is the protégé and successor to the legendary Jim McEwan. The youngest whisky in this vatting – of which the cask types are a closely guarded secret – is 24 years old and was put in cask in 1992. Adam claims he does not follow any set of rules while creating Black Art. ‘There are no rules, only...

Score 87/100

Bruichladdich Black Arts 6.1

Black Arts has become the oldest regular expression of the Bruichladdich portfolio. It is basically composed of 20± year old pre-closure stock that had been matured or finished in various types of casks with a heavy emphasis on wine/sherry/fortified wines. It is then vatted into a secret recipe know only to the head distiller. This is the second...

Score 88/100

Octomore 5 Year Old Edition 03.152

Nose: Clean crisp alcohol, strong smoke, ashes, coals, granny smith apples, slight note of dry white wine Palate: Thick and oily, unique mouth texture, lemons and dried orange rind, rise of huge thick clean smoke, heavy peat, oily. Finish: long and smokey, notes of peat and ashes, lemon zest, maybe a little grassy.

Score 88/100