Whisky : Bruichladdich 16yo Cuvee A

Bruichladdich released a batch known as 'The Sixteens' (link goes to a PDF) which, as you'd expect, are 16 year old whiskies. Each of the releases was finished in a French Oak cask from one of the big wine producers. The one I'm tasting was matured in Bourbon casks, then finished in Chateau Lafite Rothschild, or in 'laddich terminology it had "additional cask evolution".

Bruichladdich Cuvee 'A' Paulliac 16yo 46%

Nose:

musty wine, red wine, turps, sawdust   (colour was a weird reddish gold)

Palate:

raspberries, warm, wine, 

Finish:

short, little prickly

6.5/10

It's good, but I'm not sure it's whisky, if that makes sense. There's very little typical 'laddich in it, but it's certainly complex and it would be fascinating to see what was happening at cask strength. the fruit overtones are huge, nullifying any whisky smoke you'd expect. It's got an interesting mouth feel/taste, but ultimately dies away too quickly. 

It does go down very easily, so aside from the price, around 50 quid, it's a good quaffing whisky that won't offend anyone.

But it's not what I want from a whisky.