Bruichladdich Micro Provenance Single Wine Cask #003 Whisky 21 Year Old · 1990 Vintage

Colour

Burnished amber with copper-gold highlights and a wine-warmed ruby undertone, a rich, radiant hue that hints at the wine cask influence.

Nose

Opulent red-fruited aroma of cherry, blackberry and ripe plum, entwined with wine-soaked oak and vanilla. Spice notes of cinnamon and clove mingle with dried fig. A marine whisper—salt air and faint iodine—lifts the bouquet, while subtle leather and almond add depth, signaling a poised, mature elegance from meticulous provenance.

Palate

Silky and wine-kissed, the palate opens with red cherries, blackberry and plum, edged by fig and raisin. Dark cacao and toasted almond unfold through gentle spice and vanilla from the oak. A faint vein of peat and sea spray keeps it maritime, delivering a velvety mouthfeel and a long, refined finish with soft, integrated tannins.

Finish

Long, luxurious finish of red-wine fruit, integrated oak and a whisper of Islay smoke. Currant, plum and fig melt into dark chocolate, spice and a coastal brine, as the wine-cask sweetness softly rounds and slowly fades.