A pale gold rum with a sweet aroma of cocoa, vanilla with a hint of orange peel & caramel. A slight touch of alcohol with a hint of molasses. ...

Bruichladdich Bere Barley is the newest whiskey to be released from Bruichladdich & has been created in traditional Bruichladdich style with a fantastic story behind it involving Vikings, exploring, the ancient world & supposedly the original species of Barley. Bere Barley is said to be the first form of barley ever, brought over to Islay when the Vikings came centuries ago. It is a much denser & richer form of barley than the modern style, which caused a lot of distilling problems at the Bruichladdich distillery. However it is the latest installation of the core mission at Bruichladdich, which is to push & explore the boundaries of single malts. Distilled my Master Distiller Jim Mc Ewan, & aged for around 6 years, this single malt is a new breed of whisky, which like most new breeds, comes in short supply & normally not for too long, especially with only 7, 200 bottles being distilled from this first batch. It is an unpeated whisky that has the colour of straw & like all Bruichladdich products, it has not been chill filtered nor had any artificial colouring added to it. ...

The Bruichladdich distillery is owned by the 3 Harvey brothers who built the distillery in 1881. The Harvey family has over a century of whisky distilling ownership in their family. The three brothers have a strong belief that the whisky industry has been stifled by industrialisation & self-interest. Companies now days try & do things the quickest way possible but at Bruichladdich they believe that taking time & using authentic equipment is the best way to make their single malts. The single malts are made from Scottish barley & when it comes to maturing the single malts, the boys at Bruichladdich use oak casks. These perform the vital task of allowing the evolution of the spirit by way of subtle & complex interactions between the micro-oxidation of the whiskies flavour compounds. Oak tannins extracted from the wood, the ozone-marine influence of the air absorbed through the wood & the whisky texture. The black magic series two is the second release in the now legendary black art series & now at 21 years old even more an enigma than a first release. Jim Mcewan is the master creator of this bewitching dram. He created it in the stygian darkness of warehouse No.12. It is a dark sensuous spirit, very fine, incredibly elegant, perplexingly complex, mischievously prepared & subtly provocative. The colour is of a cornelian flame & on the nose its is an opening bouquet of cherry blossom & deep red rose gives way to a rainbow of soft ripe red fruits. This is then followed by an opening sensation of toasted oak sweet malted barley providing structure & strength. On the palate there is a harmony of flavours merging both the nose & the palate & delivering a totally unique malt experience like no other. ...

Bruichladdich Black Art 3 was distilled in 1989 giving it an age statement of 22 year old. This is the third edition in Bruichladdich Black Art Series & entirely distilled by Jim Mc Ewan. It has been aged in ex bourbon American oak casks & casks that previously held wine. The design on the bottle is brilliantly appealing, which is very common among Bruichladdich products, it has been designed to replicated its name & does it superbly.­­­­ On the nose Bruichladdich is full of aromas, with the first being vanilla pods & chocolate raisins. Then the wine flavour begins to come through following the chocolate raisins bringing hints of nuts along with it. If you wish to add a drop of water, then the story of the flavours becomes completely different. You can detect plump, ripe blueberries with little hints of cinnamon & aniseed joins in harmoniously. You can then detect a strong flavour of oak & finally vanilla notes come rushing through after waiting their turn to impart their character. On the palate the power of the oak gives structure to the spirit, ensuring that the whole character can be experienced. The finish is long & lasting with the flavours complementing each other rather than doing battle, making it beautifully smooth on the throat rather than the normal burn that you get from a lot of Whiskies. ...

Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky This is one of the first three whiskies in the Bruichladdich Cuvee series released in November 2012. It is a special dram from that has seen the brilliance of Bruichladdich whisky being married together in casks that previously held sweet wines. ...

The Cuvee 407 PX has been aged in American oak casks & then further matured in rare Jerez Butts that for decades has held the unctuous & ultra rich sherry made from the Moorish Pedro Ximenez (PX) grape. Casks that held the PX grape have been revered by whisky distillers for the Madeira cake richness they bring to the maturing spirit. The ones used at the Bruichladdich distillery are extracted from the Fernanado De Castilla Solera making them the very highest in quality. ...

The Cuvee 640 has been given a subtitled name of ‘ Oh mensch gieb acht! Was spricht die tiefe mitternacht? This is the opening line from a song in Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The Cuvee 640 has been aged in American oak casks & then further matured in Limousin oak casks from acquitaine that for many years contained one of the great eaux de vie. These casks tannins have added new layers of rich complexity to Bruichladdichs own elegant, floral Bruichalddich whisky. This is a whisky to enjoy & reflect on, chill out & sip on while having a quiet moment to yourself. ...

The Bruichladdich 36 year old is the first edition in the DNA series which represents the last of their 1960s & 1970s casks. When the current owners of the distillery took over, there was a good selection of casks from the 1960's & 1970's. They used these casks to age the DNA starting with bourbon casks, which the whisky spent 80% of it's time in, then being transferred to sherry casks for the rest of the 20% & finally being finished in wine casks from Cult Claret Le Pin, & very rare & famous quality wine. ...

The Bruichladdich distillery is owned by the 3 Harvey brothers who built the distillery in 1881. The Harvey family has over a century of whisky distilling ownership in their family. The three brothers have a strong belief that the whisky industry has been stifled by industrialisation & self-interest. Companies now days try & do things the quickest way possible but at Bruichladdich they believe that taking time & using authentic equipment is the best way to make their single malts. The single malts are made from Scottish barley & when it comes to maturing the single malts, the boys at Bruichladdich use a variety of different wooded casks. These perform the vital task of allowing the evolution of the spirit by way of subtle & complex interactions between the micro-oxidation of the whiskies flavour compounds. Oak tannins extracted from the wood, the ozone-marine influence of the air absorbed through the wood & the whisky texture. The Bruichladdich DNA Series 3 is another ultra-rare Bruichladdich: MCMLXXXV is edition three in the definitive Bruichladdich DNA series, for the lucky few who get to taste it have the privileged of a glimpse into the heart & soul of this great, elegant spirit. This is a rare limited edition release, master distiller Jim Mc Ewan has married together some of the greatest casks in there warehouse from the mid eighties. The traditional American-oak bourbon casks have been used to infuse the different blends & lend classic creamy vanilla notes. This whisky is a gorgeous copper golden colour & on the nose you get a multiple sensory impression with overtones of sultanas, dates, raisins, sweet barley sugar & a hint of orange zest. After the first impression a second wave of aromas swarm the senses with notes of rich vanilla & nutty nougat, ending the remarkable bouquet with sea breezes & wild flowers reminding you this whisky is matured on Scotland's west coast. On the palate the flavours are deep in the spirit, they spread gently over the taste buds with peat fire warmth & mellow sherry butts entice the flavours of vanilla & dried zesty fruits. The last 2 sherry butts of 1985 were used to create this beautiful Scotch whisky. ...

This is the 4th edition to the much anticipated Bruichladdich DNA Series. It's still a beautiful single malt that digs into the heart & soul of the distillery's character. This part in the series has been aged for 27 years & was distilled in 1985 before cask selection & bottling occurred. For this rare limited edition release the master distiller had to marry together some of the best casks that Bruichladdich has in its warehouse from around the mid eighties. ...