Bruichladdich

Prime Minister David Cameron Boosts Bruichlddich Organic

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United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron gave his unofficial endorsement of organic whisky when he said recently that his dram of choice these days is Bruichladdich Organic, and ordered a supply of the stuff.

Cameron is a very "green" oriented government official, riding a bike around town when he can. he has also applied for a permit to install a rooftop wind generator at the residence.

A note to the master distiller from Cameron calls the organic whisky a "wonderful single malt", "remarkable whisky" and a "real treat".
Mark Reynier, MD of Bruichladdich distillery says: "We know the man has great style, now we know he has great taste too.

Retail prices for Bruichlddich's 2003 Organic varies between $55 and $75.

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Bruichladdich Brews World's Peatiest Whisky

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The folks at the beloved Bruichladdich Scotch distillery on Islay, who produced the strongest single malt ever made at 180-proof, have now bottled the world's peatiest whisky.

Octomore (right) is distilled from barley peated to 131 ppm, three times more peaty than any other whisky ever produced. Like all Bruichladdich whiskies it was made in distillery's tall, narrow-necked stills designed to make the purest spirit possible.

Young, powerful and brash, Octomore is described as "an iron fist in a velvet glove." Only 6,000 numbered bottles were produced at natural cask strength of 63.5% ABV, or 127-proof. For something that strong and smoky, a special matte black bottle was in order.

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Bruichladdich Releases First Distillation

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The folks at the beloved Bruichladdich Scotch distillery on Islay have released a bottling of their first single malt from the year the famed distillery was resurrected in 2001. Founded in 1881, Bruichladdich was closed in 1994 before being brought back to life 7 years later. Conceived as an homage to the Harvey Brothers, the original owners of 1881, the bottle design is nonetheless extremely modern, done completely in light blue. The whisky, of which only 24,000 bottles are being produced in a limited, numbered edition, is described as a lightly peated, refined, floral and fruity spirit.

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Racecar Runs on Strongest Single Malt Ever Made

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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.

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Bruichladdich's New Multi-Vintage Trilogy

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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

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Oil Shortage Messes Up Whisky Festival

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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.

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Bruichladdich Attempts to Make 92% Alcohol Whisky

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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.

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Bruichladdich Whips Up A Special Blend On Burns Night

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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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