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Tasting note: Flawless bright gold appearance. The aroma benefits from some time in the glass eventually yielding a gorgeous butter menthol / barley sugar / shortbread profile that’s also mildly fruity and creamy. A simple beauty. The palate delivers perfect sweet / dry balance with some very ripe, juicy fruit and malt notes tempered against drier vanillan oak and spice. Creamy mouthfeel. Mildly salty, tangy finish. Concludes dry and with moderate length, butter menthol, shortbread and spice re-emerge into the fade. Vibrant and delicious, in fact, one of best 10 year olds going around, it clearly demonstrates why whisky lovers are so keenly anticipating future bottlings from this stand out distillery. 46% Alc./Vol.
Other reviews… The first 10 year old distilled by the current owners back in 2001. Lovely marriage of both bourbon and sherry casks, and quite fresh, with a maturity resembling a 12 year old, rather than 10. Smooth on the palate and very drinkable, with creamy vanilla, honeycomb, banana bread, bright lemon, melon (honeydew, cantaloupe), tangerine, candied ginger, and delicate brine. With all the Bruichladdich razzle-dazzle over the past decade, we can embrace this unpretentiously delicious Laddie with open arms. 90 points (Vol. 20, #4) Reviewed by: John Hansell.
“…beautifully clean and zesty…more oomph than previous bottlings, yet still retaining its fragile personality. Truly great stuff for a standard bottling. 90 points Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2012
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