Its been a while since I've written a review but I've had a heck of a lot going and just got side tracked. Sorry whisky buddies! I will try to be more regular in the future!
One thing I was doing during my hiatus was travelling which means that I got to visit duty free. Yea! I picked up this new, Travel Retail Exclusive, Bruichladdich from the new range - The Organic Scottish Barley. In my review of the previous edition of The Organic, I think I said something to the effect that I wished it was bottled at 50% to see how it compared to Islay Barley releases. Well, here it is.
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Colour: very simply, pale straw.
Nose: My first thought runs to lemon sherbet. Very fresh. But there is some creme anglaise in there or something like that. Mint. Honey. A little herbacious almost like cut grass but different. Cool!
Palate: Neat it is very clean and fresh. Some nice sweetness along with notes of lemon. The texture is quite nice and this feels like summer. Right away, I'm thinking this dram feels like a great starter on that patio while deciding what to order for starters. Summer images.
Adding some water is good idea with this one with it being a younger whisky and being bottled for us at a lovely 50% alcohol. Oh that is nice. Still clean and fresh but the water brings out a pastry cream/creme anglaise thread that is really pleasant. The water doesn't seem to hurt the texture either. That creaminess rings of the previous version of The Organic.
Finish: good persistence and makes it to the back of the throat.
This is summer whisky. No question there. If I dare say, this would work very well as a breakfast whisky too! Makes you wonder what it would be like aged for a longer time and what different casks would do to this (this is done in 100% american oak).
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