Hot on the heals heels [Doh!] of the Port Charlotte PC8 release, Mark Reynier has sent out this press release for Infinity 3. This is another multi-vintage release, like the 3D3 that I recently reviewed. It’s bottled at 50%, and is said to have a slightly higher peating level than the Infinity 2 release, which I believe was in the 18-20 ppm range. So this is not going to be as peaty as the 3D3, and certainly not as peaty as PC8, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Just different. I’m back to wanting a nice sampler of these latest Bruichladdich releases. 🙂
If you happen upon this page and have tried either of the first two Infinity releases, I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
To Infinity and Beyond
Infinity was created to showcase the great length of palate associated with Bruichladdich. This bottling, the third in the series, makes the ideal digestif.
Jim McEwan, Bruichladdich’s head distiller, started his whisky career 45 years ago as a cooper rising to be master of that trade; he knows all there is to know about casks.
That knowledge, together with his renown distilling experience, has led to the creation of Infinity 3, from casks specifically chosen out of over 35,000 maturing in our warehouses.
Quercus Alba, better known as American oak, is the standard for Bourbon production then whisky aging. But unusually, in this case, the association is not US but entirely with Spain.
Only Spanish grown Quercus Alba – refill Sherry and Ribero (tempranillo) casks – were used for this multi-vintage Bruichladdich, drawn from several ages, styles and peat levels.
The peatiness has been upped slightly over the two original bottlings, stocks of which are now exhausted. This is a general release, stocks are expected to last until 2011/12.
The brief for this decidedly personal cuvée was to produce a complex, multi-layered malt with a provocatively infinite finish: the ideal digestif dram – mellow, rich, spice and fruit.
Infinity 3 - Multi-vintage release
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wow. how cool are those laddie bottles. graphically and taste-wise.
have u dried this malt.
i am thinking whether to get this one or the pc8.
what say u?
I’ve never tried any of the Infinities or the PCs…just 3D3. I think I’ll wait for some reviews of the Infinity 3, but right now, I’m leaning towards getting PC8.
That reminds me…did you open your Octomore yet?
no. i havent.
will open it in a tasting vs, supernova 😉
soon soon
Thanks Gal. Those should be a couple of “strong note holders maltas.” 😉
Tried the Infinity second edition a couple of times and was impressed for the price. Not as peaty as PC6 or PC7 – more fruit, salt, bacon? flavors. I am excited about the new 3rd edition but want to get my hands on the second edition now before it is off all shelves.
Thanks for the comments, Darren! I’d sure be tempted to go for the 3rd edition, but I guess I can see where you’re coming from in terms of the 2nd edition disappearing. Hopefully you’ll eventually have a bottle of each of them since you seem to be a fan of the flavor profile.
What if you had to choose between Infinity and PC? I guess part of that depends on how much of a peat head you are…
Thanks,
Jeff
i think i would prefer PEAT. i am a peat head. and proud of it,
give me peat more peat and then some more
slainte!
Hej – jeg vil godt vide hvor gammel denne whisky er – jeg har også en Bruichladdich “Waves”, er der nogen steder hvor jeg kan se alder på disse whiskyer?
Der er jo mange forskellige evt. links til hvor jeg kan alder og om der evt. er tang – tørv osv…
Hilsen
Franck
Does this have Octomore vatted in it?
I have only tried Bruichladdich in affordable Peat version 2.
I am mind blown on quality and just the force of that malt.
unbalance and spirity is forgivable.
when people say bacon are they referring to something like ardmore in teachers cream.
While the Infinity does have a vatting of multiple ages and peating levels, I haven’t read anything that explicitly calls out Octomore casks as being part of the vatting, like the 3D series had. Given the much lower peating level of this one, there couldn’t be too much Octomore in it (if any at all).
From the reviews of Infinity, you would probably find it more balanced and less forceful than the Peat expression. You might want to target Bruichladdich PC8 if you’re looking for a step up from Peat, but want a similar “punch.”
As for bacon, I have to admit that I don’t get bacon as an attribute of whisky nearly as much as some other people do. The closest I’ve found is Longrow CV (you should try that one). Ardmore did not strike me as particularly “meaty.”
Cheers,
Jeff