Bruichladdich 1964 GM Oldest Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bruichladdich |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | Oldest Islay Malt Scotch Whisky |
| Vintage | 1964 |
| Bottled Year | 1986 |
| Age | 23년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.2% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | White label with distillery drawing printed in green & gold |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
White label with distillery drawing printed in green & gold
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
these metallic notes that we already had in the 1973 are back, this time it’s more silverware and even old copper coins. Also a little pitch, saltpetre, tarry ropes… And then the trademark melons, coming together with kumquats. And toasted brioche. In truth this is a lovely nose, a little ‘antique’. With water: haha, the sootiness becomes wonderful! It’s all just like nosing the engine compartment of an old supercar (a Trabant should work too). Oils, Bakelite, rubber, petrol, metals…
restaurant Palate
it is, in a way, the 1973 with more oomph and backbone, maybe in a less complex manner. The sooty/metallic aspects that we found in the nose are still there, but the fruits do make up for that. More or less the same fruits as in the 1973, grapefruits, peaches and such. With water: sadly, it doesn’t swim too well. The fruits sing louder – which is very pleasant of course – but there’s also a kind of rubbery cardboard arising. Too bad!
timer Finish
long, sappy. Quite some peat smoke too, I hadn’t detected it before. What a taster!
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