A succinct, well thought introduction to bruichladdich:

I like: "Always interesting, and only occasionally unmoored."

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This seen on http://stegoscope.tumblr.com/ recently... Now that’s our kind of girl!

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"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.

"As we move seamlessly into Autumn, we're feeling increasingly chipper about the next few months in the run up to Christmas. Whisky it seems is really firing on all cylinders internationally and domestically, thanks to the success of programmes like Mad Men, there is definitely a halo effect surrounding the cool aspect of our favourite spirit.

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"This is like being slapped in the mouth with chain mail... Like watching a beautiful woman undress, this whisky gets better and better the more it reveals itself... Cockroaches, Cthulhu and Octomore are all that will remain when life ends." - Bruichladdich Octomore 2.2 Review, All things whisky, August 2010.

Octomore 2.2 - Orpheus, is no longer available except in rare, hidden pockets. The latest expression of the Octomore series is Octomore 4.2 Comus, the daring marriage of the most peaty whisky in the world with the refinement of the very best French Oak.

From Jim Murray's  Whisky Bible 2009, the tasting note for the Port Charlotte PC6:

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Reviews - and reviewers - are notoriously fickle. Fortunately peoples’ tastes are different with one man’s meat being another man’s poison. Of course some palates may be more attuned to one’s own; some tasters are more thorough than others – some more experienced. Some tasters may take more time, while others rush through a whole load of samples. Cynical though it may seem, one is wise to ‘discount’ certain writers’ notes due to their agendas and rewards – or at least it helps to know where their affiliations lie.

Yet I am continually surprised, even amused, at the diversity of opinion that can occur from two tasters reviewing the same whisky. Sure, tastes differ, but one occasionally wonders if they are actually reviewing the same thing. The 125 bottling, for example, seems to draw diametrically opposed views with some thinking it is the best thing ever – and a few finding it positively run-of-the-mill:

Bruichladdich 125th Anniversary:

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