Bruichladdich Cuvée 407

Overall rating: 88.86/100
votes: 209

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Bruichladdich
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: PX La Noche Bocca Arriba
Bottled: 2012
Stated Age: 21 years old
Casktype: Pedro Ximénez Sherry Cask
Strength: 46.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml 750 ml
Barcode: 618105007536
Added on: 03 Dec 2012 3:16 pm

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€ 450,00

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Whisky Reviews for Bruichladdich Cuvée 407

29 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 88.86 points

didi1893 scored this whisky 92 points
21 Dec 2019 10:02 pm
An incredibly intense and multi-layered sherry malt! Chocolate, sweet PX fruits and spicy tart wood make my sherry heart beat faster. A great successful and delicious malt, I want more of it!

23/23/23/23 (92P)

Nose

Amber-colored caramel with a wonderful reddish shimmer in the glass, long and oily "legs" pull their endless paths back into the glass on the glass wall. Caramelized sugar and creamy milk chocolate immediately stimulate my salivation, candied raisins and ripe cherries blend with old peach and caramel. Plums and dates follow the sweet fruit mix, mandarins fall into syrup and milk chocolate, cocoa powder trickles onto lightly rotted wooden floorboards. The beguiling sweetness covers up the old fruit notes, malty subtle spice notes come into their own, I could smell this wonderful nose forever.

Taste

Abrasion from old orange peel trickles on the tongue with the first sip, malty cereal notes flood the palate with voluminous, slightly bitter fruit aromas, a pleasant spice note is distributed throughout the palate while subtle sharpness burns slightly on the tongue. Caramelized sugar, juicy oranges and tart chocolate end in a slightly dry wood tone, walnuts and steamed tart wood elements are washed over relatively quickly by beguiling sweetness and an intensive spice mixture. Do I taste a hint of sulfur, muff and mildew? Espresso drips onto an oak board from which a scent of dried wood dissolves.

Finish

Walnuts and hazelnuts dominate the aftertaste in combination with dry wood tones, subtle sharpness and dark oranges. Again intense black coffee appears, thyme and meadow herbs provide an exotic touch. A touch of furniture polish and dark mahogany wood leave a bitter note on the palate with espresso. Subtly sparkles on the palate, zests of old oranges and grapefruit end the voluminous and long finish.
KjellRolandson scored this whisky 90 points
12 Apr 2016 11:36 pm

After this nice weekend I want to try a special whisky today.
From my buddy I have received a sample of Cuvee.
So off it into the glass. Already at the first smell I have orange and berries in my nose. In my mind a picture of sliced oranges garnished with raspberries and honey dribbled over them.
The warmer the whisky becomes, the stronger the cream note becomes. Again and again comes a surge of raspberry or blackberry. Over time, a slight touch of freshness develops. So let's try the, until now, really great stuff.
It is soft in the mouth and lays soft on the tongue, like a piece of dark chocolate.
Orange is back, with a slight touch of wood. In the finish I also have the taste of dark chocolate or cocoa in the mouth, followed by a subtle, bitter note. In the mouth and in the cheek he stays comfortable.
In the area of the Lippenbändchen it tingles really nice.
I find the combination of fruit, chocolate, woodiness and tingling on the tongue fascinating.
I really like the Cuvee. A very special Bruichladdich.
I would immediately buy a bottle, unfortunately, the Bruichladdich Cuvee, or the Cuvee series, for the most part only to be found among collectors. The Bruichladdich Cuvee 407 gets from me 90 out of 100 points.
didi1893 scored this whisky 92 points
16 Jul 2015 11:33 am
I like it very much. The nose, the mouth and the finish harmonize beautifully. An intense sherry's appetite for more power!

Nose

Pleasant fruits, dates ?, sweetness with light chocolate. Subtle wood note with finely integrated alcohol.

Taste

Dark fruits with strong wood influence. Dark chocolate with a touch of coffee. Amazing creamy in the mouth.

Finish

Laaaanger, powerful and powerful finish with bitter but also sweetish woody taste. Again dark chocolate.
Gloin scored this whisky 88 points
14 Feb 2016 11:12 pm
A liquid seduction that entices you to drink more and more. Soft and lovely, maybe too sweet for some. Not me, I like to be seduced.

Nose

sweet sherry, raspberries and blackberries, in the background sawdust, caramel, very pleasing, no alcohol, little oak spice, a citrus note is also present, orange peel, sweet raisins, a pinch of cinnamon, the raspberries and blackberries from the beginning have disappeared and make plums room

Taste

velvety soft and cool, it lays on the tongue, seductive sweet, sweet cherries, a little orange and milk chocolate, now oak, but hardly bitter

Finish

again chocolate, but with a little higher cocoa content now, delicate bitterness, the memory of raisins, unfortunately not as long as I wish. It remains a pleasant tingling on the tongue.
JohannesB scored this whisky 91 points
16 Oct 2015 4:28 pm
In a word: wonderful. Strong sherry influence plays with the still existing Brennereicharakter and the bourbon notes from the first ripening. All facets are well coordinated and harmonize in perfection. By far the best among the three Cuvee's 382, 407 and 640.

Nose

Strong and finely tuned sherry aromas rise immediately after pouring out of the glass. Dark cherries in chocolate, rum raisins, dates, caramel pudding and some dry wood dust. A delicate spiciness of cinnamon, cardamom and an association with distant wood smoke framed the Pedro Ximenez sherry.

Taste

Very oily and soft - but spicy on the tongue at the same time. Very sweet with plums, raisins, cherries, dark chocolate and roasted hazelnuts. Far away, the bourbon barrel shimmers with caramel, vanilla and a touch of exoticism. Above all are pleasantly strong tannins from the oak, comparable to a medium Italian espresso.

Finish

The medium-long finish is initially characterized by sweet grapes, cherries and cane sugar. However, bitter chocolate, burnt espresso and a little pepper quickly break through. The finish is clearly marked by European oak, but this is not too intrusive or too rash. Well rounded
ASWhisky scored this whisky 86 points
20 Jan 2014 7:18 pm
I enjoy it only as afternoon whisky in late autumn and winter with stuffed gingerbread or hot summer evenings instead of dessert, yummy

Nose

Spanish sherry, plum-musk homemade, cherries on the tree in sunshine, fat malt and wood

Taste

more sherry than whisky, then more malt and whisky, spicy and sweet, plump, yellow cherries, hints of orange and chocolate

Finish

Memory of Spanish sherry with arctic whisky notes, full and full, oak and sweet malt
Dottore scored this whisky 92 points
21 Dec 2019 10:21 pm

BLIND TASTING
N: wow, great sherry notes! deep dark and fermented notes, massive saliva-stimulating, meaty, soy sauce, meat, coffee, leather, dusty loft books
M: spicy, meaty, slightly salty but also vanilla, old bottle flavor, leather, tobacco, freshly roasted coffee.
A: long, dry oak lies on the tongue.
Conclusion: cool, cool, cool! Old Sherry Flavor. Mega part 92+ points. Maybe a couvreur?
Descry scored this whisky 93 points
27 Oct 2019 9:10 am

More complex like most other sherry, oak Whiskys, who start fruity but fade fast. So after 100 Experiments of Marketing Gags, surprisingly they hit the point here. With the advantage that the wood is not too much bitter at the end.
Just a very few Destilleries know how to make a sherryfinish without too much bitterness from the oak.
Macallan knows, but for a Bruichladdich it’s really unexpected balanced. Luckily the Sharp biting notes of most Bruichladdichs are missing :-)
Tom na Gruagaich scored this whisky 90 points
12 Apr 2019 11:27 pm
The definition of "round". A very round, complete whisky. Brings a lot of pleasure.

Nose

Very round, densely woven nose, complex, sweet, spicy, tea, with a hint of smoke.

Taste

In the mouth full of sherry, and faithfully dense, mouth-filling, sweet, but also spicy, dry, sherry, dried fruit, some pepper.

Finish

Long, spicy, sherry, a hint of sulfur, oak, dried fruit, something fresh, menthol, tobacco. Long and pleasant.
Xaver did not rate this whisky
17 Mar 2019 8:24 pm
Very cool. The 46% fit perfectly!

Nose

Colour:
Dark amber

Nose:
A really fat leather note comes first. Followed by a flag pipe smoke. Has something of an old leather chair in a cigar lounge. Then comes some furniture polish and a thick, dark red wine gravy. This is followed by dried fruits. In the form of raisins, mixed wild berries and sour orange. Gingerbread spices and dark chocolate.
With some time in the glass, it gets a little more acidic. And the berries are now going more in the fermented direction. The spices are now also stronger and slightly dirtier. Lovage comes to it. A crazy nose. Class…

Taste

Spicy, dark onset. Slightly peppery with roasted aromas. Pickled cherries. Baked apple with cinnamon. Zimtzwetschgen. Oranges, leather, sour gummy bears. A thrust of ordinary bitterness. Espresso. Fermented lemon and dark chocolate.

Finish

Long and spicy. Creamy fruit sweetness before it ends with neat bitterness.

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