Producing WhiskyCast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and I’m pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and I hope you’ll find it useful.
This whisky comes from the final casks of 1985 Bruichladdich that had been filled into well-used third-fill Bourbon barrels. In 2012, Jim McEwan refilled them into fresh Bourbon casks for a final five years of maturation. The nose is rich and aromatic with notes of warm honey, caramel candy, soft oak, heather, dried flowers, and muted spices. The taste has a nice balance between dark chocolate and rich spicy notes of clove, cardamom, and white pepper, while vanilla and a hint of orange peel add complexity in the background. The long finish has a good balance of cocoa, dark fruits, lingering spices, and a touch of caramel candy. Excellent! (December, 2020)
This whisky comes from the final casks of 1985 Bruichladdich that had been filled into well-used third-fill Bourbon barrels. In 2012, Jim McEwan refilled them into fresh Bourbon casks for a final five years of maturation. The nose is rich and aromatic with notes of warm honey, caramel candy, soft oak, heather, dried flowers, and muted spices. The taste has a nice balance between dark chocolate and rich spicy notes of clove, cardamom, and white pepper, while vanilla and a hint of orange peel add complexity in the background. The long finish has a good balance of cocoa, dark fruits, lingering spices, and a touch of caramel candy. Excellent! (December, 2020)
