Bruichladdich 2011

Overall rating
85.80/100
votes
72
Whiskybase ID
WB196091
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
The Biodynamic Project
Vintage
2011
Bottled
2021
Stated Age
10 years old
Casktype
1st fill ex-American whiskey casks
Number of bottles
5000
Strength
50.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Added on
14 nov 2021 11:41 pm by holborndrinker
UncoloredNon-chillfiltered

Average value

£ 144.61

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Whisky reviews for Bruichladdich 2011

22 users have left 22 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 85.80 points.

  1. 3_243F6 scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    Great balance - really fruity with some more savoury tones to keep it in check. But I wouldn't personally spend £100 on it, let alone the £250 asked for on the market.
    • Nose
      88 88
      Malty with apricots, apples, orange zest, honeydew, a lot of hay initially. Some coastal Islay undertones. Better after lots of air - more fruit is apparent.
    • Taste
      87 87
      Creamy. Honey, vanilla, peaches, honeydew, tangy citrus.
    • Finish
      88 88
      The more savoury notes appear again (hay, coastal tones), along with honeydew, apple, a little citrus, vanilla, honey. Maybe some oats.

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  3. sengaia scored this whisky 81 points Expert Senior

    The nose is quite sharp and hot on chalk, grass and a little glue. On the palate the hotness remains, and cardboard notes emerge. Water doesn’t really help. This malt is a struggle in a glass, eventually it struggles to somewhere below average and cannot hold a candle to the likes of the Islay and Bere barley.

  4. Gregorsky scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      86 86

  5. claymore84 scored this whisky 83 points Expert Senior

    Tasted on 04-09-2022 at the distillery.

  6. MarcinCh scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    Pretty bright color. Pleasant aromas. Lots of grapes and raisins. Dominant aromas. Pleasantly.
    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      86 86

  7. WhiskyWitold scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      86 86

  8. thijs100 scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    Good, but Bruichladdich's bar is high, and I'm not sure this can compete with their Islay Barley or Bere Barley series.
    • Nose
      Notes of oat cookies, juicy melon, dried apricots and band aids, but also brown sugar, vanilla pods and gooseberry, as well as warm apple sauce and light floral touches. Finally just a whiff of cumin and quinces.
    • Taste
      A rather juicy mouthfeel with stone fruits (peach) and orchard fruits (apple, pear) alike. Sweetness from the bourbon casks which translates to vanilla and meringue, but there are also subtle oak spices and toasted barley. Water brings out touches of honey, caramel and apricots.
    • Finish
      Lingering sweetness, porridge, and soft spices. Pretty long.

  9. Echson scored this whisky 84 points Expert Junior

    • Nose
      83 83
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      84 84

  10. mattheww scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      86 86

  11. Johannes de Silentio scored this whisky 86 points Expert Junior

    Color: Pale Gold

    Nose: The classic Laddie fruit, as far as I'm concerned, is peaches. Here, it's more like melon. This is remarkably fresh, vibrant, and assertive. To complete the fruit salad this nose evokes, you could add to the melons some tart, prickly fruits that give some balance to the sweetness. With only a minute or two, the barley begins to assert itself, as well. The combination is quintessentially Bruichladdich (when younger and matured without any big sherry or wine influence). Yes, that means there's a bit of vanilla, too--it is first-fill bourbon, of course.

    Taste: Much more on barley and vanilla here, i.e., the fruitiness isn't so prominent. Normally, I focus on the experience of the arrival first before moving onto actual flavor descriptions. Here, it was hard not to reverse that order. The arrival is nothing remarkable one way or the other: neither thin nor particularly pleasant in terms of mouth coating. The body is fine, there's not really any heat at 50%, so it's pretty good but not exceptional. But back to the actual taste: It probably skews a bit too much towards standard first-fill bourbon maturation for my taste. I'd rather have a bit more distillate-edge here given that it's a special bottling focusing on the biodynamic barley. Oh well--still pretty solid Laddie.

    Finish: Not especially long or powerful, but the oak from the first-fill casks isn't drying out my mouth. A wash.

    Comments: Pretty good, but a clear step-down from some of the other young, fairly-naked Laddies I've had recently, e.g., the bere barley bottlings. Hell, I'd definitely take the most-recent batch of the Laddie Ten over this, as well. A fun experiment, and I don't regret the purchase, but I wouldn't race out to try this again.

  12. JNuyts scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      88 88

  13. Lcluy scored this whisky 84 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      84 84
    • Finish
      84 84

  14. MaltMonkeyPetro scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      86 86

  15. Banzai scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      84 84

  16. gossm01 scored this whisky 90 points Expert Senior

    It has a relatively oily viscosity and its bouquet is of moderate intensity. I have aromas of vanilla, caramel, hay and apples. Moderately complex. A good balance between sweetness and dryness in terms of taste. The alcohol is very well integrated and it has a moderately heavy body.

  17. daverdaz scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      90 90
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      87 87

  18. Islaywolf scored this whisky 83 points Expert Senior

    The nose convinced me more, but the rest is unfortunately mediocre.
    Doesn't get to many other Bruichladdichs.
    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      82 82
    • Finish
      82 82

  19. LordIslay scored this whisky 84 points Expert Senior

    Not a very special project!
    • Nose
      83 83
    • Taste
      84 84
    • Finish
      84 84

  20. mnljng scored this whisky 84 points Expert Senior

  21. Hemdl scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    On the nose an absolute disappointment for me, the taste reconciles me a little. I have not yet drawn a direct comparison with the regular 10 or 8 series, maybe still to come. But even without this, I can say that I don't need a bottle of this, already three times not at this price. Around 150 euros (?) Until the bottle is with me - I get much better malts for that.
    • Nose
      At first sight very hot and with a clear alcoholic note. You could well estimate that it is younger than 10 years, looks very wild, despite the obvious use of water. After around 20 minutes in the glass a little rounder and more pleasing, the classic notes of the ex-bourbon barrels now come out more clearly. Still, these aren't as strong as I had hoped for first-fill bourbon casks. For a laddie, I even find it quite mineral. From the official tasting notes, I can only find the crunchy apples here, but rather unripe.
      Even after another 15 minutes it doesn't really pick me up in the nose. It has - provided that the first start has passed - no real bad grades. But it also doesn't have a real unique selling point or a real specialty. Among 10 other malts with similar general data you would probably not be able to find out here with your nose.
    • Taste
      Here is the sweetness that I missed so much in my nose. The flavors of the ex-bourbon casks now show up more clearly. Vanilla sugar, gentle oak notes, very creamy and pleasant. Much more balanced and gentler than the nose suggested. Nevertheless, the sweetness here seems somehow superimposed, as if it were superimposed on the actual malt without really going with it. Really nothing more comes out of this carpet made of vanilla sugar.
    • Finish
      Short and surprisingly gentle. The alcohol doesn't really push you anymore, so that the laddie warms up comparatively quickly. A malty sweetness remains that occupies the tongue.

  22. ChunkyLover53 scored this whisky 89 points Member Junior

    Beautiful, calm, and invitingly fruity.

    This has really surprised me. It’s not peaty in the slightest, it’s not hitting me with fire, and it’s not trying to whack me round the face and say here I am.

    Surprised and excited by this.
    • Nose
      On the nose it is custard, candied fruits, and floral. The linger stays and continues on for some time. No change after a while to its profile.
    • Taste
      On the tongue it is vibrant, and opens up a delicious warm whisky filled with fruity flavours.
    • Finish
      The finish is sweet and calm, not overpowering

  23. whiskynews did not rate this whisky Expert Senior

    Distillery Notes:

    NOSE:
    Ripe peach, vanilla custard, candied orange. Turkish delight, dried apricot, brown sugar and barley straw. With time – crisp apples, poached pears and syrup.

    TASTE:
    There’s a succulent mouthfeel, with peaches, creamy vanilla, caramel chocolate and gentle oak. Water opens out the floral notes with honeysuckle, rose and geranium.

    FINISH:
    On the finish, citrus notes, marine air, toffee. Long lasting notes of malt sugar and porridge close this astonishing whisky.

    COLOUR:
    Pale Gold

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