Bruichladdich Black Art 1994 Edition 08.1
Specs
ABV: 45.1%
Age: 26 Years
Recipe: 100% malted barley, unknown cask finishes
Distiller: Bruichladdich
Country/Region: Scotland/Islay
Price Paid (MSRP): $345 (~$400)
Tasting Notes
Nose: Incredibly tropical and fruity: mango, pear, melon, and pineapple. Musty oak, vanilla, ocean spray, grass, and malt. Very sweet and inviting.
Palate: Medium to thick mouth feel, oily, mild tannins, rich with spicy oak, vanilla, salted pears, mango, and pineapple, milk chocolate, malt, orange zest, almond, clove, and nutmeg. There’s an interesting mineral quality to it as well.
Finish: Long length, cocoa, cinnamon spice, vanilla, melon, lemon cake, lightly drying with lingering oak.
Rating: 90/100 – Incredible | An all time favorite
A delicious splurge dram. Black Art 8.1 sneaks into my top tier but it’s too close to the edge for its exorbitant price tag. Price aside, it is a truly fantastic whisky balancing sweet and fruity notes with the right amount of Bruichladdich’s mineral lactic bite. Every time I sit down with it I pull out new and wonderful tasting notes. A reminder of just how special Bruichladdich can be when everything clicks.