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Racecar Runs on Strongest Single Malt Ever Made


The folks at the beloved Bruichladdich Scotch distillery on Islay just powered a racecar from 0-60 in 3.5 seconds on a tank full of of its X4 Scotch, billed as the most alcoholic single malt ever made. The car, a British-made Radical SR4 (above), was driven by Top Gear's James May and wine expert Oz Clarke for a segment on their upcoming BBC series Oz and James' Great British Adventure. The clear 180-proof quadruple-distilled spirit, which required no engine modification, produced 200 bhp, only 5 less than ordinary gasoline - but at about $200 a gallon it's a pretty pricey biofuel. A lower proof version of the X4 will go on sale (for drinking, not driving) in the fall. You can see a video of the run here.

[via Men.Style]

Bruichladdich's New Multi-Vintage Trilogy

Bruichladdich, the brawny Islay single malt that won top honors on Men.Style.com's Scotch hotlist for its classic 15 Year, is coming out with a new Multi-Vintage Trilogy showcasing the whisky's full range of flavors.

The three new bottlings - Rocks, Waves and Peat - range from light to heavy smokiness and feature aggressively modern packaging that's a real departure from the vintage feel of the distillery's signature labels.

Rocks takes its name from the Rhinns of Islay, the "oldest rocks in the whisky world" through which the water used in Bruichladdich is filtered, while Waves reflects the Atlantic ocean buffeting the Hebridean isle and Peat is, well, pretty self-explanatory.

Rocks is available now and the others will be by the end of summer. See the gallery for more.

Gallery: Bruichladdich Trilogy

The distillery on IslayRocksWavesPeat12 Year.

Oil Shortage Messes Up Whisky Festival

Oil shortages have brought the stills at the Bruichladdich distillery on the island of Islay to a halt. The Islay Whisky Festival is underway this week but no one is able to distill without the oil. Tankers have not been able to dock at the island due to low tides and a high degree of silting despite the fact that the area has been dredged. Islay is famed for its whisky and is home to eight distilleries including Bowmore, Ardbeg and Laphroaig.

Bruichladdich Attempts to Make 92% Alcohol Whisky

Those wacky folks at the Bruichladdich distillery in Scotland are up to something special on Monday, a quadruple distillation that will result in a whisky with a 92% alcohol content. The legend of a quadruple distilled whisky known as usquebaugh-baul is mentioned in Martin Martin’s book of his 1695 journey in the Hebrides "The Western Islands of Scotland." The book explains the drink by saying that "… the first taste affects all the members of the body: two spoonfuls of this last liquor is a sufficient dose; and if any man should exceed this, it would presently stop his breath, and endanger his life.” Wow. The creation of the potent brew will be shown on the distillery webcams. According to the Scotsman, there will be  5,000 bottles created for those willing to take on the drink.

Bruichladdich Whips Up A Special Blend On Burns Night

Wine International reports that the Bruichladdich Distillery celebrated Burn's NIght (the anniversary of the birth of poet Robert Burns) in a unique way this year. The distillery created a special distillation using an ancient form of barley  known to Burns as ‘Bere.' The distillation process was shown live on the Bruichladdich website webcams. Twenty acres of the barley, which fell out of use in the 18th century, were planted on Islay in spring of 2005 and harvested. They will make 25 casks of whisky which should yield ten thousand bottles for sale when the whisky matures in 2016.

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