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May 7, 2015

Murray McDavid: New Single Casks Releases

An exciting chance to try some new single cask whiskies from indie bottler Murray McDavid

February 2, 2015

Bruichladdich Peat Beasts: Octomore 6.3 and Port Charlotte PC12

A review of two heavily peated Bruichladdich whiskies – from the Octomore and Port Charlotte ranges

January 5, 2015

Bruichladdich Micro-Provenance Series Cask #1310 (Amarone)

Single cask Bruichladdich? Colour me excited

December 11, 2014

Bruichladdich 15 Year Old – Links Series – Valhalla

A wine-cask finished Bruichladdich at an excellent price from an online auction – the Links series is a secret bargain

June 2, 2014

Bruichladdich Cuvee 640: Eroica Whisky – 21 Years Old

I make no secret that I’m a fan of Bruichladdich – their spirit and their spirit – so take this review with a pinch of..

May 12, 2014

Jim McEwan’s Symphony No 1

An odd one, this release. And a very cheap bottle of whisky it was too. I bought this last year, when I was at the..

December 3, 2013

Bruichladdich Valinch 2013 Andy Murray Wimbledon Winner

I had been saving this for a special occasion, and the special occasion ended up being that I wanted to open it. Earlier in the..

October 15, 2013

Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2007 Rockside Farm

In the age of the McDram, where whisky is a booming business and distilleries churn out bottles – this question has never been more important:..

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August 8, 2013

Bruichladdich Distillery Visit

It is no secret that I like Bruichladdich whisky. But my appreciation for the distillery isn’t just about good single malts. Its recent history has..

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August 5, 2013

The Trip to Islay

First of all, behold the purchases: I’ll say that was a productive trip… Anyway, first and foremost, it was my honeymoon – and both my..

June 6, 2013

Bruichladdich 2003 Port Cask Matured

Those of you who know your whisky labels, or just your Islay whisky, will notice that the image up there features an old Bruichladdich logo…

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April 22, 2013

Crows Nest Films at Bruichladdich

I saw this video linked to from the Bruichladdich Facebook page and thought it was a lovely little few minutes of footage. There are some..

January 7, 2013

Bruichladdich Octomore 5.1

169. That’s the level of peat stated as phenol in ‘parts per million’. 169ppm. It means that the folk at Bruichladdich have basically smoked the..

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December 17, 2012

10 Great Scottish Single Malts That Don’t Cost The Earth

Edit: this post was originally written a little while ago, and the whisky industry has since started charging a lot more for single malts. But..

November 7, 2012

Port Charlotte – The 10 Year Old

Stroll down the road from Bruichladdich and you’ll end up at Port Charlotte. It used to be known as the Lochindaal distillery from 1829 to..

September 10, 2012

Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2006 – Dunlossit Farm

When you think about your average single malt whisky, it can involve barley taken from anywhere in the country – maybe even further afield. The..

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August 29, 2012

New Releases

There have been a few interesting new bottles of whisky that have caught my eye this week. Firstly, Diageo have announced their 2012 range of..

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August 18, 2012

Islay Barley

This is one for the whisky geeks among you. Bruichladdich distillery have been releasing a series of Islay Barley whiskies recently, one of which I’ve..

July 22, 2012

Bruichladdich Renaissance Feis Ile 2011

To my friends (and whoever will listen) I go on about Bruichladdich rather a lot. Suffice to say: I reckon they’re the best distillery in Scotland…

July 5, 2012

Bruichladdich 17 Year Old Rum Cask

Bruichladdich – fiery, brave little distillery based on Islay – have over the past 10 years been releasing some fascinating experiments. Not all have hit..