Bruichladdich 10 Year Old 2012 Bere Barley | 700ML

Introduction

Whiskey: Bruichladdich 10 Year Old 2012 Bere Barley | 700ML

Produced from the 2011 harvest of heritage bere barley supplied by the Agronomy Institute of Orkney College, distilled at Bruichladdich in 2012, this superb unpeated single malt from the Islay distillery spent ten years maturing in oak casks before bottling.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 100 (50%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Bruichladdich

Produced from the 2011 harvest of heritage bere barley supplied by the Agronomy Institute of Orkney College, distilled at Bruichladdich in 2012, this superb unpeated single malt from the Islay distillery spent ten years maturing in oak casks before bottling. A cracking opportunity to sample a whisky distilled from this ancient barley strain resurrected from the days of old.

Bruichladdich 10 Year Old 2012 Bere Barley | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Vegetal zest and oaken vanilla lead the way with crisp apple and orchard honey.

Palate: Chewy malt, poached pear and apple, buttered tea cakes and juicy stone fruits are followed by spiced vanilla and salted caramel.

Finish: Fruit crumble lingers with dustings of sugar and malted biscuits, with distant coastal salinity and pithy citrus peels.

Distillery Information

Bruichladdich was built by Barnett Harvey in 1881. Five years later, the Bruichladdich Distillery Company was founded and renovation and refurbishment commenced. The Laddie, as it is affectionately known, is often considered to be the fruitiest, most inventive Islay malt and, indeed, there has been some contention as to whether it has truly attained Islay-status. Bruichladdich countered this with the introduction of the Port Charlotte range and later with the 2008-released Octomore, the worlds most heavily peated whisky with a phenol content of 131ppm. Then the distillery went almost the complete opposite direction and created The Botanist Gin! The gentle character of the spirit is attributed by some to the milder weather conditions at Bruichladdich’s locality, sheltered, as it is, from Mother Nature by the Rhinns, the rugged Islay mountain range. Following the death of the then owner, Barnetts son William Harvey IV in 1936, the distillery was run by Kenneth Harvey and sold a year later to Joseph Hobbs for the sum of 23,000. Silent for the latter part of the Second World War, Bruichladdich closed its in-house maltings in 1961, bringing malt in from the Islay maltings at Port Ellen. Enjoying good fortunes, further stills were added in 1975 to grapple increasing demand. Blenders Whyte and Mackay acquired the distillery under Invergordon Distillers in 1993. Just two years later, production ceased and in 2000 the distillery was purchased by Murray McDavid for 6.5m. The former Bowmore manager, Jim McEwan was brought in as Production Director, and in July of 2001 distillation began once more. Today the range is vast; many cask finishes, or ‘ACE’d (additional cask enhancement) whiskies, have been released as well as the formerly mentioned peated offerings and, following a few successful years, the Laddies future looks promising.