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$429.99
Under the watchful eye of the previous owners, Bruichladdich put a lot of spirit into very interesting (and ridiculously high end) wine casks. It only makes sense that we're starting to see a we smattering of these 'way out there' single casks hitting the market. But where once the shelves sagged under the weight of Bruichladdich one-and-dones, now we have to wait patiently for bottlers like R&BT to give us a peek at unique single cask Laddies. Great age and great drinking strength on this ex-wine cask matured Islay malt.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 52.2% abv. 87.25pts Whiskybase
700 mlAndrew's Tasting Note
Nose: a fresh bag of jujubes, fig jam, and Marocan marmalade; loads of spice: fennel, clove, and anise; candied nuts and Raisin Bran cereal with whole milk, and a few extra scoops of raisins.
Palate: thick, sweet, and coating, with warming spice, and loads of dried and candied fruits; salted caramel, Manuka honey, more marmalade, and fig jam; cinnamon and ginger add to the fennel, clove, and anise from the nose; chocolate, leather, tobacco, and smoked cedar; candied nuts, sour plums, and bitter orange; and still a bit of Raisin Bran with whole milk.
Finish: long, warming, and spicy, with more fruits, chocolate, leather and tobacco.
Comment: this could easily be mistaken for ex-sherry, rather than ex-wine; I'm not usually a wine cask guy, but I like this one, and I expect a lot of Bruichladdich fans will too!
$85.99
Finglassie is what the Inchdairnie distillery calls their peated stocks. We've only seen one or two of them so far - Inchdairnie was only founded in 2015 - so it's hard to say what the distillery profile will be, but it was probably a smart decision to release this is a small batch bottling, as opposed to single cask releases. We're probably getting a closer approximation of what we can expect in future releases. The peated ones, anyway.
This 5-year-old was matured in ex-Islay Bourbon casks (so...introducing a bit of the Islay style of peat perhaps?), and finished in ex-Oloroso butts.
Natural Colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 46% abv.
$599.99
Exciting to see another indie Laddie. They are, unfortunately, few and far between. Ex-Bourbon matured, and bottled at 20 years old. 161 bottles.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 55.3% abv.
$309.99
Unquestionably one of the most exciting and challenging whiskies on the market, Port Charlotte commands attention in all its guises. In fact, there's a part of me that wishes Bruichladdich would ditch the other ranges and produce Port Charlotte full time, but I suppose variety is also a good thing. Unfortunately, heavy demand on the distillery's stocks means that it is exceedingly rare to see PC beyond 10 years of age. Thankfully we have indie bottlers like Rest & Be Thankful, who are the only ones giving us higher age statement Port Charlotte expressions. This single cask (#1577) appears to be full term maturation in an ex-wine hogshead. At cask strength, this should be a real rollercoaster of flavours. Look for sweetness, big smoke, and a whole lot of farmyard in a bottle.
272 Bottles. Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 54.6% abv. 87.45pts Whiskybase
$439.99
Single cask, cask strength, Port Charlotte. Hell yeah. After nearly two decades in an ex-wine hogshead, our friends at Rest & Be Thankful were able to get just 222 bottles of this one. Expect the wine to deliver some sweet, sour, and savoury notes to Port Charlotte's smoky, coastal, and farmy stylings. We're itching to try this one, because let's face it...19 year old Port Charlotte is as rare as hen's teeth.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 56.3% abv. 89.25pts Whiskybase
