Bruichladdich has been transformed since 2000 from a worthy but rather dull distillery into one of the most exciting, recognisable and innovative brands, not only on Islay, but in the entire whisky world. This has been down to many factors, but chief amongst these must be the marriage of the marketing genius of Mark Reynier and his team, couple ... Read More »
A very special Bruichladdich 12yo, bottled from two bourbon casks (with no extra maturation or finishing in wine casks) for the occasion of Dundee steelmerchant Brown & Tawse's 125th Anniversary.
A limited edition single cask from Bruichladdich's Micro-Provenance series, detailing many details about the cask's handling to let the drinker see the influence of many factors. This was distilled in 1992, matured for 17 years in ex-bourbon American oak cask #1607, stored in dunnage warehouse 6 in the left 16 casks...
Finished in Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes casks, this has all the expected Bruichladdich characteristics - seaspray, brine, floral notes - with a deliciously smooth extra veneer of sweetness. A deservedly popular 'Laddie.
A cracking dram from the great man, Jim McEwan. Fresh and subtle, with vanilla flavours from the Bourbon casks, fresh exotic fruit and a well-rounded maltiness.
An excellent Bruichladdich, this 3D3 was produced as a tribute to the well-loved Islay peat-cutter Norrie Campbell, who passed away in 2006. 3D3 contains three malts - Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte and Octomore - at three different ages, and is the most heavily-peated of the 3D releases.
X4 is Bruichladdich's quadruple-distilled experimental revival of usquebaugh-baul, the 'perilous spirit'. Having come off the stills at around 90%, this much-discussed distillate has now reached three years of age and can be called whisky. Bottled at an eye-watering 63.5%.
A 1991 vintage Bruichladdich from Berry Brothers & Rudd. This was distilled in the distillery's days of intermittent operation before before it's eventual mothballing in 1995.
A Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottling from Bruichladdich entitled 'Elderflowers and Dentine chewing gum'. Distilled in May 1993 and bottled in 2001 at 8 years old.
One of the first three whiskies in Bruichladdich's Cuvee series, with a subtitle of MG41 [L'Age d'Or] (no, us neither), matured in American oak casks before finishing in Limousin oak casks previously used to hold Sauternes and Barsac sweet wines.
One of the three initial releases in Bruichladdich's Cuvee range, Cuvee 407 is simply named PX and is subtitled 'La Noche Bocca Arriba', the title of a short story by Julio Cortázar. It's matured in American oak and then finished in PX casks.
The third of the first three whiskies to appear in Bruichladdich's Cuvee range - Eroica, subtitled 'Oh mensch! Gieb acht! Was spricht die tiefe mitternacht?', the opening line from a song in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. It's an American oak matured whisky finished in Limousin oak that once held brandy.
One of the best ongoing bottlings from this great distillery. This is more lightly peated, allowing its fresh, coastal maritime character to shine through. This is a real gem.
A distillery only bottling from Bruichladdich, bottled at 14 years old and showing their habit of dual naming in Gaelic and English. Cairdean means family, or more loosely "friends".