While I respect Bruichladdich's occasional transparency — like detailing the Classic Laddie recipes — and fully cheer on their focus on barley strains and sources, I rarely enjoy their standard unpeated productions. Perhaps like former-owner Mark Reynier's Waterford Distillery, Bruichladdich's frequent use of wine casks overwhelms many of their terroir studies. Or maybe their unpeated spirit doesn't sit well on my palate. Thus I
get them intellectually, but I don't gots them organoleptically.
Or maybe I will now. So I'm going to try it out. Here are the whisky bottles I bought:
The schedule is thus:
- Tuesday - The Classic Laddie (bottled in 2021) compared with a 2016 batch of Classic Laddie.
- Wednesday - Islay Barley 2010
- Thursday - Organic Barley 2009
- Friday - Bere Barley 2008
Next week I'll taste a trio of official Bruichladdichs that have absolutely nothing to do with this week's group, but should be a hoot anyway. Now, for the "Classics"...