Single Malt
Scotland
29 Jun 2009
11 Dec 2023
2222
Bourbon
A Master of Malt exclusive, this Bruichladdich expression was distilled from the Optic strain of barley on 26 June 2009. The single malt Scotch whisky was aged for 14 years in Cask #2222, a first-fill bourbon barrel stored in warehouse location WHS14 23E. It was filled into just 222 bottles at 59.2% ABV on 11 November 2023. The whisky was bottled to celebrate the Islay distillery's victory in the Master of Malt Whisky Championships 2023 and was released to coincide with the final results of 2024's Championships, as a reward for the loyal fans who voted Bruichladdich to last year's success.
The nose is tropical and lush with fruit (melon, stewed apple, papaya, foam banana sweets…) and perfumed with summer garden floral qualities, lavender mostly. There’s also notes of hessian in there as well as a candied sweetness from Jelly Tots and meringue, with damp oak and rock pools providing the coastal, mineral element we expect.
The palate is sweet and viscous, almost syrupy, opening with more tropical fruit (lychee joining the ranks) and plenty of citrus too, orange and lemon boiled sweets mostly. It has a charred quality like the fruit has been barbecued. Honey, sauternes, black pepper, tarragon, and a little bourbon cask sweetness add depth.
The same medley of fruit that appeared throughout slowly dissipates among beach bonfire embers.
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