Bruichladdich – 18 Year Old 2nd Edition (2008) (70cl)

This is the second edition of Bruichladdich's 18 year old, an Islay single malt in a 70cl bottle. It matures in ex-Bourbon barrels made of American oak. The whisky is then finished in Jurançon wine casks from the Clos Uroulat vineyard in the French Pyrenees, which previously held Petit Manseng, a white wine grape grown at high altitude. The nose is fruity and spicy, with melon, papaya, passion fruit, berries, honey, vanilla and oak. On the palate there are tropical and citrus fruits with raisins, vanilla and sweet malt, followed by a long, fruity finish.