Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 700 ml

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Palate: Viscous but not quite syrupy body. A moderate tongue burn – consistent with 50% ABV – is followed by unctuous dripping honey, peach jelly, buttered scones, and more golden raisins. On subsequent tastes, the red wine elements are a little clearer – redder fruits and jammy port wine. Very tasty. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. B Corp status is really taking off around the world, with over 4,700 businesses signed up covering about 400,000 employees in over 80 countries. It is cross industry, and therefore many readers may have encountered the status outside of whisky. There are as many organisations aiming to grant independent certification as corporations looking to virtue signal and sign up. For me, the most important aspect of the B Corp status that elevates it above other certifying bodies is that it requires legal changes in the business’ articles of incorporation to require the business to look for benefits for all stakeholders not just the shareholders.

Living Wage employment, a 5-10% bonus scheme shared for 100% of our staff, annual cost of living adjustments as well we private healthcare, life assurance provisions and 34 days paid annual leave as standard. We’re also a diverse employer with a sound training and development program, including 50%+ female management and an age range of staff spanning from 19 to 75 years of age.” On the sustainability front, Bruichladdich was using residual heat from the stills to heat offices, the visitor centre, and the bottling hall. They also switched to 100% green electricity. This is interesting as it relates to choosing a green energy tariff from the electricity supplier – which any of us can choose to do – however the production process still requires non-renewable energy. There is a target to change this by 2025. With some water added its actually quite enjoyable. The acidity calms down and becomes citrus fruit, pineapple juice and green apple. There's an underlying sweetness and a floral note though I couldn't identify it if I tried. There's just a touch of vanilla as well.It’s a bit of a task, albeit an enjoyable one, to dig through the layers, because they’re all really quite deep and full of rich nuggets. From the rudiments, like finding out that there’s regions in Scotch whisky and the differences between blends and single malts, you uncover cask types, distilling processes, malt preparations, cask finishes and what all those things actually mean. The deeper you go, the more there is to learn and before you know it, you’re asking questions about what the still shape does to the characteristic of a new-make spirit. As each thud of the spade hits the soil, you are sure in your mind that you’ll soon hit more nuggets, because there’s just so much rich whisky history to discover. For a long time I managed to dig around the peaty layer, because I foolishly thought it would be awful; tearing the fragile grip I finally had on whisky after all these years of wanting to love it. I also thought drinking smoke sounded shite. Finish: Medium long. Delicately sweet, with only a balancing spot of charcoal bitterness. Evolves through light fruits – dried – nondescript florals, and then fades with a note that I can only describe as peach gummy rings. Producing the Classic Laddie is among the most intricate and demanding tasks entrusted to their Head Distiller, Adam Hannett. He personally selects an assembly of the finest spirits to achieve the signature fruity and floral Bruichladdich house style.

So what of the Bruichladdich range? Well after the “reawakening” in 2001, we saw lots of experimentation with cask finishes, wine casks, and multiple expressions which was all a bit bewildering. They carved themselves out as an experimental distillery under the watchful eye of Jim McEwan. Much of that experimental approach has been retained under head distiller Adam Hannett, however the range has settled into a more regular set of core expressions and slightly fewer limited editions. They’re also unusual in how they produce their products themselves. Unlike the neighbouring distilleries on the island, the entire range is made without peat. Instead, local barley is pushed to the fore and each batch is unique. The recipe is, ‘not set in stone’ and they’re ‘never striving for absolute consistency’.

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Unlike our neighbouring distilleries from the island of Islay, our Bruichladdich range is made without peat. Without the influence of smoke, we expose the brilliance of our raw ingredient – barley. Stepping further outside of whisky tradition, we have traced ingredients from origin to bottling, embracing every growing season, the subtlety of changing barley varietals and the methods applied in growing them.

Despite the transparency of cask make up the only the youngest of those ages is legally allowed to be identified according to the SWA regulations. In this case the youngest component makes up roughly 46% of the total number of casks. 2011 making the youngest component about 8 years old, in line with similar distilleries NAS output. Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie Scottish Barley – ReviewAroma has a warm, fruity, malty profile with a strong layer of decadent dessert/pastry notes that lend some buttercream frosting characteristics making it a a loverly fun aroma; Palate comes through similarly to the aroma but with more apples and more depth to the malty notes; Finish is warm and fruity fading to oaky char. Never striving for absolute consistency, each batch of The Classic Laddie will, by nature, be unique and subtly different. Straightaway I’m sure most readers would notice benefits here not enjoyed by the majority of working people. Bruichladdich have other offerings available, from travel retail specials to the hugely expensive Dark Arts range or Rare Cask bottlings. However the distillery also offers other “brands” within the Bruichladdich umbrella (also available in their shop, FYI) - Port Charlotte is the peated side of the business and features a number of different expressions in the range, from the respected PS10 through to their MC, OLC and PAC acronymed, uniquely casked alternatives. Octomore is their insanely peated range of whisky, currently the most peaty of all peaty whiskies in the world, and has a sliding scale of peat perspiration to choose from. The slogan is ”Explore or Expire”, which should give you enough insight into the Octomore’s position in the whisky experience - have your wits about you. This is just a fun whisky. While it may not be a consistent whisky, because it’s always changing its cask source, it is consistently good.

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Stays fairly consistent regardless of water. Long and oaky, a little bitter along with some residual malt.