Bruichladdich Riserva Veronelli Moon Import 48.8% 1966

Description

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Serge Valentin (92)

Colour: amber. Nose: immediately bigger, more tense and with a more expansive structure and complexity. Much more towards very old Fins Bois cognac, Midori (melon liqueur), orange cocktail bitters and some very posh marmalade! Also many tertiary notes as well, including wee earthy and savoury notes, cigar humidor, bouquet garni and ham hock. Enigmatic in some ways, but convincingly so. With water: opens wonderfully, becoming highly autumnal with many impressions of leaf mulch, darker earthy notes, wine cellar must, classic sherry bodega funk. Also doubling down on these wonderful orangey, marmalade impressions. Mouth: excellent, highly umami and salty arrival, really powerfully on salted almonds, salted liquorice and extremely old, dry Oloroso. Impressive and surprising power and intensity on the palate. Goes on with a lovely mix of aged Cointreau and Chartreuse: oranges and herbs + honey – in other words. With water: as on the nose, it really gathers power, expressiveness and salinity when water is added. The whole becoming fresher, broader and more full on orange oils, mint tea, lime pith, aniseed and deeper tones of camphor and unlit cigars. Finish: very long and superbly salty! Has a highly tense, salty and umami aftertaste the makes you think of such things as Maggi and soy sauce. Comments: water accelerated this one over the line very comfortably. Exactly the character that I ‘feel’ a lightly peated Islay whisky should possess.

BOW (92)