A very sweet & sherried nose, definitely a cask-driven sherried Laphroaig
A very salty & sherried, dried dark fruits, slightly sour/sulphuric Laphroaig, definitely not my cup of tea
The finish has some smokiness but not enough to salvage the dram unfortunately
Amber Room Review
Meaty & briny
Very sweet & a relatively thin palate for an Octomore, definitely the easiest to drink Octomore for me, like a watered down version of the Octomores that I have drank, the body
Medium but slightly spicy aftertaste
Amber Room Review
Typical Ardbeg nose, or perhaps that of a slightly older Caol Ila, predominantly meaty but also slightly floral & sweet
A very easy to drink dram despite being 51% with a kinda funky & moldy weird note that I haven’t experience before from an Islay dram
Having tasted the OB Pittyvaich 29 & 30yo, I would say that this is a rare case where I enjoyed the OBs better
Floral, creamy, sweet, honey
The body is definitely that of a sherried whisky, but a more modern sherry taste, caramel, burnt sugars, slightly salty
Slightly dry finish, slightly more complex than the Braeval but just an average Pittyvaich for me, nothing mindblowing.
My first Braeval and it’s slightly disappointing for a 36yo dram as there’s not as much oomph or complexity as I would expect, considering the almost £500 at retail, I would not say that it is worth the price
Fresh fruits, nutty, leaning towards almonds, slightly grape-y
Punchy body, a distinctive fruity taste, grapefruits, blood oranges, quite sweet
Slightly dry, medium finish
