Bruichladdich 1990 Valinch The Drambusters
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bruichladdich |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | Valinch The Drambusters |
| Vintage | 1990 |
| Bottled Year | 2006 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Cask |
| Cask Number | 473 |
| Bottles Released | 487 |
| ABV | 56.9% |
| Volume | 500 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
deep amber
air Nose
very bold and expressive, starting on huge notes of pipe tobacco and horse sweat, then coffee and coal smoke plus bitter chocolate. Very unusual but very nice, I must say, incredibly mature at such young age. Gets then a little farmier, on hints of cow barn. Lots of shoe polish as well, Barbour grease, Rather amazing
restaurant Palate
very rich, almost thick, on tons of beeswax, praline, bitter chocolate, chestnut honey… Then truckloads of salted liquorice, pipe tobacco again, dried oranges… Extremely concentrated but certainly not unbalanced. Amazing indeed, this one reminds me of some of the best sherried Port Ellens (rather than, for instance, Ardbegs). Gets even more tarry, spicy, concentrated after a moment… And the finish is very long, salty, caramelly and honeyed, with also plums. The peat is perfectly integrated and doesn’t stay apart from the sherry at all despite its young age. Gordon, you lucky b…. 94 points . Bruichladdich 1990/2006 ‘Drambusters’ (56.9%, OB, valinch) This one is soft and very fruity on the trademark melon, strawberries and peaches plus kiwi and tangerines. Highly drinkable, offers lots of pleasure. 86 points . Bruichladdich 1988/2006 ‘Mayor of Islay Peru’ (58.5%, OB, valinch, sherry) More on cereals, caramel, praline, sherry… More oak as well and hints of spearmint. Another good one, salud! 85 points . Bruichladdich 1989/2006 ‘Côtes du Rhinns’ (53%, OB, valinch) Finished in a Guigal Hermitage cask. Pink colour. Much more marked by the wine, a little sulphury, metallic and animal (the syrah). Raspberries. The palate is sweet, rubbery and a little hot, with lots of strawberries. 80 points . Bruichladdich ‘125th anniversary’ (46.3%, OB, 1 bottle) Only one bottle of this one, presented to Duncan McGillivray. We could taste a sample on Bruichladdich’s open day
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