"The world can be beautiful and have gorgeous things in it. Today’s pageant winner is the new Octomore Comus 4.2....
... If you have nothing to celebrate – make something up… It could be national “That’s what she said” day for all I care.
This whisky is so worth your time.
Jekyll & Hyde - "Comus goes new places & stretches to new extremes. I remain quite bewitched by the whole crazy series [Octomore]". Octomore 4.2 Comus review, The Coopered Tot, 7th May, 2012.
The marriage of the peatiest whisky in the world with elegant French oak that used to nurture the world's finest sweet wine, Chateau d'Yquem, was always going to be a turbulent love affair. What would happen...? Would it work...?
"Some of these innovations have bordered on genius... This is cask play that has resulted in a bloody good dram." - Allthingswhisky.com, May 02, 2012.
This rare bottling of old Bruichladdich spirit is now long gone from most places - but you might be lucky enough to find one lurking around on some distant retailer's shelf.
We do still have a few of the last bottles in our archive, available from the Laddie shop online.
Read more about Redder Still single malt whisky.
"We warmly congratulate you for your achievement. Your company and your team should be particularly proud to market products that are so valued for their superior taste. To obtain this level of recognition year after year as Bruichladdich has done is an extraordinary achievement."
iTQi (international Taste & Quality Institute) is a quality assessment of food and drinks, tasted and analysed by a panel of Gault & Millau and Michelin rated chefs and sommeliers.
Imagine everything that smells nice, absolutely everything, then you condense this goodness and distill it until you are left with the essence of lovely fragrances.
Bruichladdich Black Arts 2 Scotch – For the Black Metal-ist in all of Us
World’s Best Ever is dipping their coverage into the dark side with a look at this scotch from Bruichladdich. Their Black Arts 2 is a 21 year old variant which they describe as “totally selfish, decadent, late night, brooding dram.” Shit, I love how that sounds. How’s the nose on Black Arts 2? A bit less fiery than I would have assumed: “An opening bouquet of cherry blossom and deep red rose gives way to a rainbow of soft ripe red fruits; redcurrant, loganberry, damson, apricot and blackberry crystallised with soft brown sugar.”
We love the bottle on this one.
"How we love Bruichladdich, their fiery independence, their Islay born and bred philosophy, their ability to push the boundaries and craft whisky that is truly unique and deserving of praise."
"Overall it is sublime and worth the asking price of around £90 if you can find it. Great if you love peat, but it offers so much more than that, making it truly outstanding! Looking forward to seeing what Bruichladdich do next!"
Read the full review here
“So the marketing department is a having a hard time explaining their new product, so would you go to nature to explain the wonderful elegance of your new spirit, NAH! Everyone does that, let’s talk about women! Well, I can’t blame them because it’s a darn good subject.”
A succinct, well thought introduction to bruichladdich:
I like: "Always interesting, and only occasionally unmoored."
"A young vigorous Islay with a huge flavor profile but also a sweet and wooded side" - Coopered Tot, February 8, 2012
Rocks. Elegant, light and floral. Selected casks of American and French oak showcase Jim McEwan's experience of cooperage in this classic maritime, fruity Bruichladdich whisky.
