This week we dished up another dose of dramspanking Tweet
Tasting dramfotainment by taking our first visit over to Islay, to explore a bounty
of progressive, hebredian delights from the Bruichladdich distillery.
In the good company of our intrepid group of Tweet Tasters
from the UK, France, Sweden and The Netherlands, on Wednesday night we were
treated to a lush Laddie bounty made up of their The Organic, Islay Barley 2006,
The Laddie Ten and Black Art 3 expressions.
To top off the night in fine style, we yet again managed to
trend on Twitter as the 4th most talked about topic in the UK, via our hashtag
#LaddieTT
Here are a few of the tweeted tasted highlights from the
night:
@abbeywhisky
Marzipan/almond, citrus, tropical fruit, vanilla, creamy, toffee ice cream.
@mynameisgone
Cereal, some floral notes with a spike of some green granny smith apples.
@sjoerd972 Quite
sharp, with lots of barley and a touch of wood. Getting more spice and fruit
with every second.
Islay Barley 2006
@WhiskyDiscovery
Oaky wood, spicy, dusty barley, like following a combine harvester, honey and
lemon notes.
@whiskytube Getting
hot orange notes with a dusting of icing sugar, infused with chili powder. The
finish is an oily vanilla dream!
@DramStats This
finish gets very peppery and almost crackles on the way down! Faint cherryade
note as the pepper fades.
The Laddie Ten
@petedrinks Smooth on the palate; slight toffee, definitely a slight peaty warmth, a little sherry finish in there too.
@rodbodtoo The same texture as the Organic & Islay Barley. A wee bit of
salt & beer made with a portion of smoked malt.
@mattveira A
great rounded with a relatively long finish. Saltiness returns, spicy but with
more herbal and bitter notes towards end.
@WhiskyDiscovery
Oloroso sherry, big red grapes, fresh if slightly over-ripe Victoria plums,
very fruity.
@LRWhisky Deep,
complex, port, wine and tobacco. Could smell it forever!
@champdenwhite
Beyond all the rich fruit flavours harken oaky notes followed by a mix of
tropicals. Then the red stone fruits have another go.
As ever these are only a mere morsel of the mountain of the
tasting notes from the night’s Twitter trending tweet tastery. For a full
lowdown head over to Twitter and search hashtag #LaddieTT
To sample these bountiful, ballsy and beautiful Bruichladdich's for
yourself, head over to Royal Mile Whiskies who currently stock all the whiskies
we sampled on the night.
A huge thanks to everyone who took part or followed this weeks dramspankery. There are plenty more Tweet Tastings to come, so if you
would like to be one of our tasters, keep your eyes peeled on the website and
on our Twitter handles @TheWhiskyWire & @TweetTastings for details.
For more information on Bruichladdich visit:
bruichladdich.com
Until next time Happy Dramlaxing!