Bruichladdich 40 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

An extraordinary Bruichladdich. Distilled in 1964. Forty years old. Drawn from a Bourbon cask with an outturn of 550 bottles. Comes with a certificate signed by Jim McEwan in 2004. One only to sell. (bottle no. 65). The bottle shows some cellar bloom. The tin has some markings, especially on the lid. A genuine peice of whisky history up for grabs.

Other reviews... Matured in fresh bourbon casks. Colour: dark straw. Nose: similar to the 1970 I liked so much, with lots of fresh fruits, melon, guava, peach ad pear. Very youthful for its age. Gets also very floral, with a nice sourness from the wood. Punchier than the 1970, in fact, and even a tad smoky. Mouth: creamy, slightly herbal, developing on all sorts of fruit jams (mirabelle, quince, melon…) Some fresh tangerine. Too enjoyable for a £1000 bottle? The finish is perhaps a bit dry but the whole is very, very nice – even if I still like the 1970 better. 43.1% Alc./Vol. 92 points
- Serge Valentin, www.whiskyfun.com