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Bruichladdich The Laddie Rye 7 Year Old Islay Single Grain Scotch Whisky Review

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Bruichladdich The Laddie Rye 7 Year Old Islay Single Grain Scotch Whisky Review

Name: Bruichladdich The Laddie Rye 7 Year Old Islay Single Grain Scotch Whisky Review
Item: Bruichladdich The Laddie Rye 7 Year Old Islay Single Grain Scotch Whisky Review
Rating: 9
Author: Jeff Bogursky

What happens when an Islay distillery adds 45% rye to their mashbill? Bruichladdich's Laddie Rye answers with a rich, complex dram that defies expectations.

by Jeff Bogursky
November 5, 2025

Jeff Bogursky, innovator turned wine seller, runs vintagekosher.com for rare bottles.

Tasting Notes:

About:

Bruichladdich is famed for it’s continual experimentation and varied releases. While solidly in the Islay region, most Bruichladdich expressions are not peated, leaving their peat work to the famed Port Charlotte and Octomore bottlings from the same distillery. Treating grain the way the French treat Burgundy grapes, there is a lot of interest here in interesting grains and treatments. As an example, the Laddie Rye is said to be a mixed grain product, adding a significant amount of rye (45%) to the common barley (55%).

Appearance:

Watery clear, light, almost yellow.

Nose:

Piney but sweet notes redolent of molasses; no malty nose

Palate:

Very short sweet burst of caramel, then a high lemony note. Slowly the malty flavor subtly presents itself. Midway very light burn which then resolves into an almost alcohol creme brulee. Mild flowery but rich hearty flavor.

Finish:

The finish in the back of your throat is cherry, the fade to nothing but wanting to get another taste is fast.

Comments:

This is a rich, complex bottle, very much in the Laddie tradition of new ideas presented in a comfortable, confident wrapper. I’d love to see the mashbill and cask treatments.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Jeff Bogursky

Jeff Bogursky is a restless innovator and entrepreneur. He started one of New York’s first digital agencies and developed software applications for decades, before simpliying his life by becoming a wine and spirits seller. His website vintagekosher.com specializes in hard to find and good to drink bottles.

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