Bruichladdich 20 Years Old

[bcrossan]

Does anyone know for sure which edition this Laddie is?

http://www.whiskymag.com/whisky/brand/b ... y1453.html

Seems to me this may be the second edition 'Flirtation' seen here (last on list)
http://www.laddieshop.com/acatalog/New_ ... Gifts.html

This one is clearly marked as the third edition 'Islands'
http://www.whiskymag.com/whisky/brand/b ... y3177.html

Anyone know for certain?

Thanks

[irishwhiskeychaser]

Does anyone know for sure which edition this Laddie is?

http://www.whiskymag.com/whisky/brand/b ... y1453.html

This is more than lightly the first edition as it was described in Whisky Mag No.19 which has a publish date of Oct/Nov 2001 and probably well out of circulation by now, and may well of been sold as a plain 20yo before they went mental with all sorts of names.

Seems to me this may be the second edition 'Flirtation' seen here (last on list)
http://www.laddieshop.com/acatalog/New_ ... Gifts.html

If you click on the bottle beside the description it throws this up and clearly you can see Second Edition.

This one is clearly marked as the third edition 'Islands'
http://www.whiskymag.com/whisky/brand/b ... y3177.html

As you said 3rd Ed self explanatory with Islands stuck in there

So yes your logic appears to be correct

[bcrossan]

Thanks for the info. Yeah I guess that makes sense given when it was reviewed in Whisky Mag. So I guess they are just missing the second from the list, which is the one I was interested in some notes on Anyone have any comments on how the 2nd ed 20 Yr compares to the others?

[Sherried Malt]

I've never tasted the 2nd Ed but one whisky purveyor whose palate I respect thought the 1st Ed was much better. So much so he put the 2nd Ed on sale at a pretty steep discount because "that's all it's worth."

YMMV.

[bcrossan]

I've never tasted the 2nd Ed but one whisky purveyor whose palate I respect thought the 1st Ed was much better. So much so he put the 2nd Ed on sale at a pretty steep discount because "that's all it's worth."

YMMV.

Perhaps that explains why on one site I was looking the 20 is $10 less than the 17 yr

[r900p]

If your looking to try the Fliratation 2nd Ed 20 then http://www.whiskshop.com have some 20cl limited numbered bottlings if you want t try it before buying abottle.

Not sure about shipping to the US though.

Rob

[Bob O.]

I've never tasted the 2nd Ed but one whisky purveyor whose palate I respect thought the 1st Ed was much better. So much so he put the 2nd Ed on sale at a pretty steep discount because "that's all it's worth."

YMMV.

Perhaps that explains why on one site I was looking the 20 is $10 less than the 17 yr

Caught my eye as well when I recently ordered the 17 from that site. First I thought it was priced incorrectly but maybe that is all it is worth. Was contemplating picking it up but can't bring myself to do it yet.

[laddie teun]

prefer the first edition by far

[stonemonkey]

Personally I prefer the 2nd Edition of the 3 mentioned. depending on the mood. i find it far smoother than the 1st with some sweet almost pear notes on the finnish. Delightful!

[Wave]

If your looking to try the Fliratation 2nd Ed 20 then http://www.whiskshop.com have some 20cl limited numbered bottlings if you want t try it before buying abottle.

Not sure about shipping to the US though.

Rob

It sells at Binny's for $99.99. At that price it's almost like they're trying to give it away.
I don't know if I'll ever get a bottle of this (even at that price!). I'm still not sold on wine casked whiskies.

Cheers!

[Ganga]

I've tried both. The "First Edition" is a more flavorful whisky than the Second Edition. The wine casks smooth out the Second Edition and make it sweeter. And yes, I prefer the XVII to the 20-Second Edition. However, I'll take all three of these over the XVIII.