Bruichladdich 20 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 19 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose The fresh flowers by the shore are now being blown by sea air gusting off Loch Indaal. Palate More cereal grain oiliness. More fruit. More salt. More of everything. Finish Again, salt and iron. Warming and appetising. Comment Rounded, balanced and complex. Too expensive to pour on my porridge before an early morning walk on the Big Strand? I'll economise. I'll skip the porridge.

Dave Broom Nose Charming, juicy, gentle and ripe. Succulent fruit (cooked apple, poached pear) balanced oak (vanilla). Water brings out dry bracken, thrift and sea spray. Palate Very soft malt. A sweet, succulent, subtly balanced malt that rolls around the mouth. Finish Hint of salt, butter and light smoke drifting by. Comment Elegant. You'd never guess it's 20 Years Old. Great balance between salt and soft fruit.