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A single grain scotch whisky aged 42 years in oak casks and bottled on Islay by Bruichladdich and selected by Jim McEwan. A nice clean nose that at first is very much like a high quality Canadian rye whisky.  Further investigation reveals clean grains, herbs and fruit along with heather, gentle pot-pouri and further grain. The taste is very sweet and quite simply delicious and is backed up by some really brilliant oak and vanilla. This is simply stunning. This is also like some samples of Canadian whisky from the late 1950’s. The similarities between Scottish grain and Canadian rye whisky is both eerie and wondrous. The later stages of the taste bring forth more sweet grain and bitter chocolate and more oak; magic. The finish charges off to being oaky dry with the sweetness chasing along just behind. It is very long and straight like a rail; it never waivers from the sweetness and the oak.

Brilliant.

C$450

Score 93 Points

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