Bruichladdich X4-18 Year 63.5%
Nose: Terry’s chocolate orange, grass, sulfur.
Palate: Milk chocolate, szechuan pepper, medjool dates, chow mein, milk candy.
Rating: 6 / 10 – rivesalt cask is very present
Nose: Terry’s chocolate orange, grass, sulfur.
Palate: Milk chocolate, szechuan pepper, medjool dates, chow mein, milk candy.
Rating: 6 / 10 – rivesalt cask is very present
Nose: Leeks and potato soup, flash fried pimiento de padrón, portobello and hint of mole spices (cumin, cocoa, red chile powder, and cinnamon), mustiness
Palate: Big thick fruity wine notes, balsamic, stewed prunes, cherry concentrate, leather, coffee grounds, big tannin punch on the finish like chewing on a cinnamon stick
Rating: 8 / 10 – What a freaking wallop. This is shockingly good.
Nose: Brittle without the peanuts, that intense pine note is still quite present, egg salad, raw cedar, nice touch of the rivesaltes.
Palate: Big wood, dried cranberries, white isn’t not necessarily rubber sulfury, I flinched. Veers more vegetal towards the finish.
Rating: 3 (Shane) 4 (Ryan) / 10 – kinda gave me whiplash. ouch.
Nose: Red grape skins, menthol, wine vibe.
Palate: Big rounded spicy, grapefruit peel, nutty with a vague sense of smoke
Rating: 6 / 10 – big flavors worth enjoying
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