Bruichladdich 1989 SV The Un-Chillfiltered Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bruichladdich |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2007 |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | Hogsheads |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
dark amber
air Nose
lots of sherry, lots of coffee, lots of chocolate and lots of prunes right at first nosing with a nice smokiness (burning leaves and wood). Notes of kirsch, Smyrna raisins, toffee, slightly burnt cake (brownies), hints of balsamic vinegar, with also something slightly animal in the background (rabbit). Also something coastal, sea air… then pine needles. Very sherried but quite fresh and rather complex at the same time, which is always good news. Just a very, very faint soapiness
restaurant Palate
a big, bold sherry with lots of rancio, caramel and toffee, roasted raisins, chicory… A little rubber as well and kind of a ‘nice’ sourness (wine sauce). Gets quite liquoricy and then more and more on cooked caramel (gentle bitterness). Goes on with bitter oranges, cinchona, maybe a little curry, sage, cloves (mulled wine), hints of chilli... Lots of presence on the palate, the whisky staying maybe slightly in the background and the sherry and the port playing the first parts here. Medium long finish, frankly winey and ‘cooked’ now but still in a nice way. A good version, for genuine sherry lovers. 86 points . Bruichladdich '3D3' (46%, OB, The Norrie Campbell Tribute, 3rd Edition, bourbon) Norrie Campbell used to be the last traditional peat cutter on Islay. He probably liked the island’s products as the Laddie gang wrote ‘Lord help the angels when Norrie comes knocking on Heaven’s door!’ This 3D3 is peated at roughly 40ppm and contains the first Octomore ever, although I don’t know in which proportions. It’s also back to 46% instead of the previous 50% (Moine Mhor or 3D2)
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