A profoundly peated single malt scotch whisky (at 137.3 PPM), Bruichladdich’s Octomore 13.1 has been distilled from the beloved brand’s 2015 harvest of 100% Scottish Mainland barley. The smokey Islay spirit has been aged in ex-bourbon and ex-Tennessee whiskey American oak casks and further matured in first fill American oak. This process lends flavorful notes of toffee, almond and vanilla to the otherwise earthy, leathery and …
Few flavors call to mind Scotland quite like peated scotch—and there are none peatier than Bruichladdich’s highly sought after Octomore expressions. Hailing from Islay, this limited edition annual offering of the liquid was distilled in 2009 and bottled 10 years later at a whopping 108.6 proof. The complex liquid isn’t just a whirlwind of smoky notes though; that time in ex-bourbon casks lends it a …
Sharing a glass of Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2006, master distiller Jim McEwan marvels over the oil content in the class. After decades at Bowmore and garnering countless awards, McEwan was tasked to reopen Bruichladdich in 2000 and restore some hope and much needed jobs in Islay, Scotland. At a recent tasting in Los Angeles, in anticipation of the release of their heavily peated Octomore 6.3 …
