Bruichladdich 10 Years Old Manzanilla 46% 1998

Professionele reviews

Serge Valentin (87)

It’s to be noted that Bruichladdich worked only for a few weeks in 1998, and had been silent for a few years before and then until 2001 again.Colour: gold. Nose: this is very, very winey at first nosing but it’s in no way an ‘added’ vinosity. Everything is very coherent in there, the notes of bitter oranges and very ripe melons quickly leaving room for drier aromas such as apple peelings, walnut liqueur, almond milk, marzipan and café latte. Gets fresher and fresher after that, sort of purer and cleaner, mostly on apple juice. Also hints of stout and just a very faint rubber (inner tube, not unpleasant at all) as well as touches of herbal tea (maybe rosehip.) Not exactly a sherry monster on the nose, the spirit and Manzanilla work very well together I think. Mouth: this is even sweeter than on the nose – so much for dry sherry. A lot of orange marmalade, plum jam and crème brûlée with notes of walnuts again and something pleasantly ‘nervous’ and slightly prickly (icing sugar) playing with your tongue. Finish: medium long, clean, a little maltier and toastier. Hints of peat. Comments: very, very good. Let’s hope they’ve still got some casks from these 1998 distillations.

BOW (87)