At the nose, what you get is a very heavy malty flavor, like barley sugar, with some little components of walnut and very very little of honeysuckle and earthy soil flavor(maybe). When you taste it, it's quite smooth and don't have no burn. It's quite the same cereal taste, with some syrup notes but with a fast finish - definitely a cheap finish. It's a little bitter, like gentian plant with that barley sugar end in background. I really can't figure out how this whisky can be compared to other Islay ones.
About this bottle
Located on island of Islay in Scotland, the Bruichladdich distillery has been producing whisky since 1881. Inspired by the landscape around the distillery, master distiller Jim McEwan created this expression in 2006. Named in honor of the nearby sea, this peated single malt whisky is matured in ex-bourbon barrels before being finished in ex-madeira barrels for a total of 7 years. It is bottled at 46% ABV.
Reviews
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Only tasted this once. Can't find any longer. Salty seabreeze with rich madeira notes. I miss you, O gentle waves.
Very inviting nose and palate. Think of Port Charolette Islay but softer and rounder.
Light peat notes, lightly sweet. Hints of summer fruits, vanilla, citrus.
Mild, hele zachte afdronk. Beetje zoet
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Same style and price bracket, best rated first.