Bruichladdich The Laddie Ten Second Edition
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Distiller:
Bruichladdich
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Bottler:
Bruichladdich
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ABV:
50%
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Age:
10 Years
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: It’s not as essential a whisky as the original Laddie Ten, but it remains worthwhile and is still not a bad value.
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- Raided Score: 87
- Publication: whiskyfun
- Excerpt: Definitely a bottle to have, a style of its own. And hurray, I didn’t find any wine as such, so it was probably refill wine wood.
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- Raided Score: 89
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: Smooth on the palate, with spicy pear, honey, and ripe peaches; soon quite drying.
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- Raided Score: 92
- Publication: WhiskyCast
- Excerpt: A few drops of water will bring out lemon pepper spices on the palate as well. The finish is long and fruity with tree fruits and dried flowers. Very nice!
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: I generally like that oddly lactic Laddie profile, but it’s best in moderation. This nails that balance.
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Intro:
This is a limited edition release from Bruichladdich on Islay that draws from a combination of casks to make up the 18,000 bottles for release. Spirit used for The Laddie Edition 2 is made up on distillate aged in Sherry casks, ex-bourbon casks and French wine casks. It is bottled without coloring or filtering.
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Nose:
Honey, toasted almond. Light brine, pepper, fresh baked bread. It’s sweet, lightly nutty, faintly lactic and the sweetness and brine play very well.
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Taste:
Honey, toffee, light brine, sweet caramel. Faintly lactic, amaretto, rich pepper. Good body on the mouth feel, faint heat, if any.
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Finish:
Medium in length. No real heat to speak of. Lots of vanilla, pepper, lactic sea air as well as more rich toffee.
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Overall:
Really nice. I felt like this had more depth and body compared to the first edition, which I also enjoyed, but a bit less. There was more bready sweetness, more caramel and toffee and less lactic sour fruits, although they were not gone altogether. I generally like that oddly lactic Laddie profile, but it’s best in moderation. This nails that balance.
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Score:
7
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