Bruichladdich The Laddie 10 Year (2nd Edition)

This one really grew on me. It started off pretty meh, but really opened up over the last few months. On the nose I get a slight minerality and then some fresh tropical fruit. Palate has a cool and salty entry then spicy. The fruit carries over and there is a slight smoke, not peat but more like the barrel char you get from bourbons. The finish is long and I get bits of liquorice. Finished this last night. So good. It definitely got better after a while in the bottle. A salty, mineral quality really came out. It was salty, fruity, and full bodied. I’m going to miss this. The Classic Laddie has a lot of what this had going for it, but it is not as refined nor complex. 90/100

Perfect craft presentation! NOSE: Intense Fresh sea air Salted butter Orange oil Peat, but not in the form of smoke Beach sand PALATE: Syrupy Zesty Pickled ginger Sweeter with water FINISH: Full, rich and spicy Hint of clove and cardamom Fresh cut cedar Dark chocolate Eminently balanced and elucidating. Dry glass: Mesquite wood chips.

When first opened the nose was fruity but felt rather tight and on the palate this carried through . The finish has a nice lemony twist to it. Adding a few drops however opened up the nose nicely though still no butter scotch in its finish but rather that a Bunsen burnet went through this

Possibly the most perfectly balanced single malt I’ve ever tried, and so much going on, from nose to finish. Mind blowing.

You won’t be disappointed. Well, I wasn’t. An interesting whisky.

from Jack rose. smooth and sweet with a very slight smoky flavor.