Some casks get filled and forgotten for a few years. This one was filled in 2003, held by a German collector for two decades, and finally bottled at full strength, a tribute to patience.
Expert description
Bruichladdich 21 Year Old Private Cask #1352 is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, matured in a bourbon hogshead and bottled at 58.1%.
The cask was filled in 2003 and owned by German whisky enthusiast Hans-G. Lund, before being bottled at full cask strength after 21 years. The whisky shows the distillery's unpeated, fruity and maritime style, lifted by more than two decades of maturation in a single cask.
Around 250 bottles were drawn from this single hogshead, making it a rare opportunity to taste a privately owned Bruichladdich bottling of this age.
Tasting notes
Nose
Vanilla, citrus oil, fresh oak and a clean, grainy sweetness, gradually joined by ripe stone fruit, honey and a subtle sea breeze.
Palate
Intense and full yet silky, with vanilla pod, lemon curd, malt and white pepper, carried by a creamy texture and a fine maritime minerality.
Finish
Long, clean and elegant with lingering citrus, sweet malt and a dry, lightly spiced oak elegance.
Specifications
Name: 21 Year Old Private Cask #1352
Distillery: Bruichladdich
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 21 years
ABV: 58.1%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon hogshead
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: 2003
Number of bottles: 250
Edition: Private Cask #1352
Flavour profile
Fruity · Maritime · Smooth · Oaky
Investment potential
Medium — as a 21-year-old single cask release with only around 250 bottles, Private Cask #1352 is sought after among collectors of Bruichladdich's private bottlings.
Did you know?
The cask behind this whisky was privately owned for two decades by a German whisky enthusiast, a model that lets individuals own and follow their own Bruichladdich cask through the years.
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