Bruichladdich
Pronounced ‘bruukh-LAD-ee’ and meaning ‘shore bank’. Bruichladdich Distillery was established in 1881 by the Harvey brothers and is located on the Southwestern tip of the remote Hebridean Island of Islay.
The distillery uses 100% Scottish Barley to produce three unique whiskeys: Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte, and Octomore.
The Classic Laddie
Country: Bruichladdich, Scotland
Region: Islay
Style: Single malt
Raw material: Barley
Alcohol: 50%
Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie is an ‘un-peated’ malt whiskey, trickle distilled from Scottish barley, and is crafted using much of the original Victorian machinery.
Each batch of the Classic Laddie is, by nature, unique and subtly different, following a distilling philosophy where variety and provenance from the barley shaping the spirit.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Golden
Aroma: Fresh and rich bouquet of cereal, wild flowers, and zesty
Taste: Malt, vanilla, floral, and fruity
Variants:
The Laddie Eight
Islay Barley 2011
Bere Barley 2010
The Organic 2010
Black Art 07.1
Black Art 08.1
1998/30
HB 90/27
Port Charlotte 10
Country: Bruichladdich, Scotland
Region: Islay
Style: Single malt
PPM: 40
Raw material: Barley
Alcohol: 50%
Port Charlotte 10 year old is a heavily peated whiskey conceived, distilled, matured and bottled on Islay alone. Aged for at least 10 years in American oak casks and French wine cask.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Light amber
Aroma: Earthy, peat, and dried fruits
Taste: Smoky, woody, nutty, ginger, salted caramel
Variants:
Port Charlotte Islay Barley
Port Charlotte MC: 01
Port Charlotte MRC: 01
Port Charlotte OLC: 01
Octomore Edition 10.1
Country: Bruichladdich, Scotland
Region: Islay
Style: Single malt
PPM: 107
Raw material: Barley
Alcohol: 59.8%
Distilled from Scottish barley in 2013, Octomore 10.1 is the benchmark of the 10s series. The .1 edition gives reference to the context and structure of the whiskey, in this case being aged for 5 years in ex-American oak.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Golden
Aroma: Freshness, vanilla and caramel, heavy smoke
Taste: Slightly sweet texture, candied apple, peppery, and earthy peat smoke
Variants:
Octomore Edition 10.2
Octomore Edition 10.3
Octomore Edition 10.4
Octomore Edition 11.1
Octomore Edition 11.2
Octomore Edition 11.3
Octomore Ten Years Old
