'The Classic Laddie' from Bruichladdich distillery, crafted using unpeated Scottish barley and bottled at an impressive 50% vol, a dram every whisky fan should have open within their collection. The recipe for Classic Laddie is not set in stone but if you'd like to know the full details of what's in your excellent Islay dram, you can use the code on the bottom of your bottle across via the Bruichladdich website to reveal all!
This latest bottle design launched in 2023 is 32% lighter, which is a 65% reduction in CO2 emissions!
Tasting Notes
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Nose
The bouquet is brilliant. Opening with barley sugar and a hint of mint before leading into the most wonderful notes of freshly cut wild flowers; buttercup, daisy, meadowsweet, myrtle, primrose and cherry blossom. The cleanliness of the spirit is remarkable. As the seconds tick by, more aromas rise from the glass, including little zephyrs of spindrift and sea pinks, reminding you that this spirit is matured exclusively beside the sea. After some four or five minutes and with the addition of a little water, caramelised fruits drift onto the scene; lemon drops and honey, tangerine and tablet.
Palate
The palate entry is so refined and refreshing, the sweet oak and the barley arriving together sending the taste buds into raptures. The fruits from distillation drift in on an atlantic breeze and pop on the tongue like champagne bubbles. A combination of ripe green fruit, brown sugar and sweet malt bring closure. A taste back in time, a realisation that not all single malts are equal and to achieve the absolute optimum, you must use barley that is made in Scotland. Make this one the benchmark for all others you meet on your journey through the stills of Scotland.
Finish
Unforgettable! It's best enjoyed in good company, you just don’t want the evening to end. It brings warmth to the heart and soul. The clock slows down and the cares of tomorrow disappear into the dawn.