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Drinking Date： 29/11/2025 Location : WhiskyShine Macau 2025- Revel Hibiki

Aroma-Pronounced；Palate-90/100; Aftertaste-Med-Long；

Perfectly balanced, whole, balanced whisky, deep, rich in shades and half tones, for a calm and thoughtful use, such a meditative one and even splashes of cardboard and dust do not spoil it.

Aroma: aromatically fruity, very appealing, with yellow fruits and a hint of exoticism, vanilla, blossom honey, oak and a minimal hint of smoke. Perfectly integrated alcohol. Asks for salivation before trying. * Open a few drops of water and make it appear fruity, but a while in the glass also works and is preferable. Taste / finish: the first sip: warm with a light start and tingling, fruity-spicy, at first still sweet with some exotic fruits, lightly perfumed, then delicately tart with oak, slightly astringent, soft at first with delicate tart oak notes becoming slightly dry, then slightly sweetish .

This Bruichladdich must definitely breathe a few minutes before he can fully exploit his old elegance. Intense tropical fruits, honey sweetness, subtle peat and tart wood elements, this Bruichladdich is extremely complex and complex. A great and elegant drop. I like it very much! While I write my conclusion, the departure just starts its afterburner! The harsh, peaty and fruity oak notes return ....

In any case, I like Bruichladdich and how can I actually attach an unbiased opinion to the lapel on such a malt? This is really big cinema, without question. A fantastic malt, which surpasses the very strong Golder Still again. A wonderful interaction of various flavors, alone the nose is an absolute treat and I'm glad to drink this malt.

Baked apples, pineapple, an old bookshelf, lemon, vanilla sauce, creamy and nutty on the palate, oak spice, dark honey, a touch of pepper, dark chocolate; the lemon transforms into grapefruit in the finish. This malt offers much to discover and is overall a beautifully balanced dram that doesn't hide its age. Delicious!

Citrusy and coastal, I pictured lemonade and coconuts on the deck of a beachside bungalow. Sea shells and coastal brine infused the air with a peppery minerality, while parched seagrass and number two pencils completed the impression sketching dunes under wispy clouds in the early evening. A peculiar set of notes, but anyone who has taken a coastal walk along the dunes on a cloudy evening will recognize it right away— especially if you collected sea shells and driftwood. With time, old comic books and papers arrived with a touch of floral incense and cream. Medium-bodied, the flavor profile was woody and fruity, still coastal, but with more clearly defined tropical fruits, mostly bitter orange and pineapple, among the peppery brine and sandy minerals. As the dram rested, I found more driftwood and pencils to accompany old comic books and hints of plumeria (I was less lost among the dunes on the palate). The finish was medium to long and oily with peppery brine, soft driftwood, and lemon peel. Wow— I expected this to be good, but I did not expect it to be this good. I enjoyed my prior experiences with 1980s Bruichladdich, the 1984 vintage was wonderful, but that was about it— they were good, but not always remarkable. Certainly not the level where I thought they justified the price or hype. Perhaps I had the right expectations coming into this whisky; there was no hype man telling me how amazing this was going to be, and as usual I did not bother checking reviews until I had already written up my thoughts. I loved the coastal aroma, the fruity profile, and the tinge of spirited pepper that provided some liveliness to the whisky— in fact, if there was any major difference with this whisky, it was how alive it still felt. Overall, wonderful stuff.

tried at the rarities tasting at Päddy ;)

Conclusion and pictures on: https://tomtrinkt.de

Great laddie.

Great nose ... nice and strong ... very nice

nose: sweet fruit, riped mangos mangosteen, lychee, damp wood, woodspice, mint and perfume, mouth: drywood, crisp, clean flavors, mid to thick mouth fill, finish: mid to long bomb sweet finish, creamy, lychee, buttery

Fantastic! My best dram I ever had.

Really great dram, perfect for a summer evening by the sea

The name DNA fits, this is the archetype of a Bruichladdich. Anyone who has ever tasted one, will find his memories here again. This malt is a revelation. If you do not believe that everything was better in the old days, you should try this 1985 treasure. Is he worth the crazy price? Yes.