Bruichladdich Legacy 3 Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Bruichladdich Legacy 3

Added on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 10:21 PM

Bottler:

Age:	35 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	40.70 %	Region:	Islay
Price:	$450	Availability:	Specialty Stores

Member Ratings and Notes

Adam

After tasting this quite a bit over a long period of time, I've grown to like it more. It's a very tame number, with mainly big fruits and floral stuff going on. The finish is too woody and eventually hurts the return glass. But I do enjoy it. B-/B See old review below for how my tastes seem to have changed (Or did it change that much in the open bottle? To note, I am rather obsessive about using Private Preserve in all of my whiskies.)

[Old Notes] Mr. McEwan, I'm not sure I understand what you were going for here. I mean it's not bad. It's just not that good. Very straightforward, with a very mild sweetness and woodyness. A dry, bitter finish. Not a lot to say about this one, there's just not much going on. Puzzling. C+

Andy

Per my previous recollection I thought Mr. Herz was being harsh although I was never truly blown away. On a re-taste, I thought the nose has a nice wood-in-a-damp-cellar air to it. Unfortunately Mr. Herz was correct elsewhere. This malt was weak and fleeting. There was an interesting sweet to bitter transition with a hint of what the nose covered, but the whole experience lasted one second and reminded me of scotch watered down to 20%. Why this is highly rated I don't know. Perhaps the other reviewers like weak scotch. Drop any digit from the price and you'll have what I think it's worth.

Chris

N: Violets, glue, acetone, a little smoke.
P: Big transformation from beginning to end of palate. Nuts and earthy notes. Light.
F: Chocolate, dry oak.

Seems a bit unbalanced.

Fuji

Mostly green apples, paraffin wax and chalk on the nose and palate with licorice and citrus peel to the finish.

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