Bruichladdich 32 year old 1984
Review by Bruichladdich
- Colour
An Islay sunrise.
- Nose
Gorgeous. Classic old school Bruichladdich. Coconut, warm Muscovado sugar, vanilla custard, grapefruit, mango, baked ginger biscuits, marzipan. After a while notes of date syrup and sultana.
- Palate
Soft and gentle texture, a delicate dram. Crème brulee, buttercup and orange zest. Gently warming the palate, it opens to reveal a touch of leather, toasted oak and praline. Sweet citrus and mango come through later.
- Finish
So gentle but a lovely finish of warm scones and dried fruit, candied orange, lemon peel and apricot jam.
- Note
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Bruichladdich head distiller Adam Hannett believes old Bruichladdich in Bourbon is the ultimate expression of our spirit. The fruit, the faint salt tang, the signature elegance is all there but there is now layer upon layer of vanilla/butterscotch complexity.
In 2008, our then master distiller Jim McEwan identified a classic vintage parcel of that celebrated style and re-casked it into fresh Bourbon for the last leg of an epic journey. This dram comes from the very last 12 casks of the 1984 legacy distillation, poignantly filled on 31st December of that year.
Limited to 3,000 bottles, the 1984 is bottled at the distillery without chill filtration or artificial colouring at the natural strength of 43.7% alc. vol.