CBS News '60 Minutes' to feature Jim McEwan
We have been delighted to be working with a team from the world-renowned American current affairs programme ''60 Minutes' from CBS News. Fronted by the legendary correspondent Bob Simon, the producers...
View ArticleJim McEwan in Australia, October 2014
Our own Jim McEwan will be over in Australia this September and October pouring a few drams and telling tall tales. The list of dates and venues is below. Please contact the venues directly if you'd...
View ArticleThe rain is dead.
It has been the driest September for 50 years. No rain has fallen since 15th August, quite unheard of in these weather beaten Hebridean isles. Personally we have enjoyed it a lot; the summer has been...
View ArticleRecord Islay Barley Harvest in 2014
We are delighted to announce that 2014 has seen a record tonnage of malting barley harvested for Bruichladdich on Islay. A grand total of 1,295 tonnes has been gathered in and delivered to the dryihng...
View ArticleHow is Octomore so Peaty?
We are often asked what makes Octomore whisky so different from other peated single malts. More specifically, how is Octomore so peaty? This of course is a very different question from why.
View ArticleOctomore 6.3 - Islay Barley
Octomore 6.3 Islay Barley is the first release of the uber-experimental cult classic to be distilled using 100% Islay-grown barley. The crop was sown in 2008 by our friend James Brown in the field...
View ArticleThe Laddiewaggon in Germany
Congratulations to Susanne Land on her birthday a few days ago. Susanne received a very nice bike, in a very beautiful colour, from her husband Holger who is the General Manager of the trucking...
View ArticlePort Charlotte Islay Barley launched
Bruichladdich has made commitments to the Islay farmers who now grow barley for us, enabling us to distil single malts from 100% Islay barley for the first time in the island's history. Using grain...
View ArticleFree London Masterclass Tickets
How persuasive are you? Would you like to taste our stunning new releases - Octomore 6.3 and Port Charlotte Islay Barley - in London? We are offering three free tickets to a whisky Masterclass being...
View ArticleThe Budgie - 25 years at Bruichladdich
Duncan 'The Budgie' McFadyen, Senior Stillman at Bruichladdich, has been now worked at the distillery for an unbroken twenty five years - having continued in a caretaker role during the long period of...
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