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Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2008
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Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2008

Scotch Bruichladdich Scotland
  • Distiller

    Bruichladdich

  • Bottler

    Bruichladdich

  • ABV

    50%

  • Age

    9 Years

  • Price $60 to $99.99

This is a limited release from Bruichladdich that uses 100% Bere barley grown on the estate at Dunlossit. It was grown in 2007 for distillation in 2008. The spirit is unpeated and is matured for 9 years in a combination of bourbon casks (from Tennessee and Kentucky) before being bottled at 50% ABV without coloring or filtering.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 89
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By Dave Broom
  • The palate is very sweet and concentrated. Remarkable.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • WhiskyCast
  • By Mark Gillespie
  • The nose is sweet and malty with dried fruits, barley sugar, honey, heather, and a subtle touch of sea salt.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • Bere Barley, as the name implies, is meant to showcase the impact of the underlying grain, and here we see that philosophy in action, as unadulterated as possible.
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  • Raided Score: 80
  • The Daily Pour
  • By t8ke
  • This is too weird to live, and too rare to die. I want to like it, but its so bready, that I'd have to be in the mood for this exact dram.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Vinegar, confectioners sugar, bready and light. Lactic and funky. Leather, brine and some minerality. Incredibly unique nose.

  • Taste:

    Medium mouth feel, no heat. Sweet and bready with lots going on. Sweet honey and pepper, briney. Its probably the most bread like dram Ive had up until this point - unlike no other. Funky, sweet, salty, bready. Super unique.

  • Finish:

    Short, some growing heat. Sweet amaretto, brine, lactic sweetness and more yeast.

  • Overall:

    This is too weird to live, and too rare to die. I want to like it, but its so bready, that I'd have to be in the mood for this exact dram. Not a bad thing, but certainly not a favorite of mine. Crazy unique, though, which I give Bruichladdich props for continuing in their legacy to get weird and stay there.

  • Score:

    80

  • By t8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources